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".\n\nBased on this passage, from which latin word is the term state originated?
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from the Latin word status , meaning `` condition , circumstances ''
The relevant sentence in the passage is: 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".

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The answer: from the Latin word status , meaning `` condition , circumstances ''