<P> The word state and its cognates in some other European languages ( stato in Italian , estado in Spanish and Portuguese , état in French , Staat in German ) ultimately derive from the Latin word status , meaning `` condition , circumstances '' . </P>
<P> The word state and its cognates in some other European languages ( stato in Italian , estado in Spanish and Portuguese , état in French , Staat in German ) ultimately derive from the Latin word status , meaning `` condition , circumstances '' . </P>
from which latin word is the term state originated
from which latin word is the term state originated
status
status