Latin word root · Motion & Action

stat-: standing

stat- is a Latin root meaning “standing”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: standing

Root forms: stat-, stit-, sist-, sta-

Source word: stō — to stand

Word family and examples

• stable

  not likely to give way or change; firmly fixed

• resist

  to withstand the action or effect of; to oppose

• constitute

  to be a part of a whole; to establish or set up

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