sta / stat / stit
to stand
Latin · stare / status
Latin stare means to stand. Words with sta, stat and stit are about standing still or firm: a station is a standing place, a statue stands, stable means firm, status is your standing in society.
Memory trick
Sta: a statue stands still in the park, never moving a step.
Words from this root
- station (stat + ion) — a standing placeस्टेशन, ठिकाना
- statue (stat + ue) — a figure that standsमूर्ति
- static (stat + ic) — standing still, not changingस्थिर, अपरिवर्तित
- stable (sta + ble) — firm, standing steadyस्थिर, मज़बूत
- status (stat + us) — standing, rankहैसियत, दर्जा
- constant (con + st + ant) — standing firm, unchangingस्थिर, लगातार
- institute (in + stit + ute) — a body set standingसंस्थान
- obstacle (ob + sta + cle) — a thing standing in the wayबाधा, रुकावट
- estate (e + state) — a standing, propertyजायदाद, संपत्ति
- interstate (inter + state) — between statesअंतरराज्यीय
- overstate (over + state) — to stand beyond the truthबढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
- misstate (mis + state) — to state wronglyग़लत बताना
- onstage (on + stage) — standing on the stageमंच पर
- backstage (back + stage) — behind the stageनेपथ्य में