
English word statue comes from Latin status (Position, place. Rank, status. State, status, condition.)
status (Latin)
Position, place. Rank, status. State, status, condition.
statuo (Latin)
I decide, make up (my mind). I erect. I establish, determine, fix (the form or character of). I hold up, stop, end. I set up, station (in an upright position).
statua (Latin)
A statue, especially one made of metal.
statue (Old French)
statue (English)
(dated) A portrait.. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting. (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.