553: status versus standing Jun 13, 2016

What's the difference between one's social-standing and social-status?: Nothing really. The word 'status' was originally used as a term to denote once legal standing, around 300 years ago, but has grown to encompass other meanings as well. The word itself comes from Latin, meaning ‘standing,’ from 'stare' ‘to stand’. 'Stand' is today a broader term from Germanic origin, although etymologically, 'status' and 'standing' are related through the Indo-European root.