Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·latin ·1830s
Status quo
from status quo
- Meaning
- The state in which — the existing condition.
- Source word
- status quo
- Route into English
- Latin diplomatic register → English political vocabulary 19th c. ("status quo ante" = existing state before).
- Arrived
- 1830s
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