statue
/ˈstætʃuː/·스태츄·noun
a sculpted figure
LatinCEFR A2
Root
Latin 'stare' (to stand)
Latin statua (a standing figure) → Old French statue → English statue (14th c.)
In a word
Latin stare = 'to stand'. The stat family splits by manner of standing — statue (a standing figure), station (a place to stand = train station), status (how one stands), stability (capacity to stand). "State" itself is family — a thing standing. The pose of a statue mirrors the verb: standing, from Latin's depth all the way up to English's surface.
Examples
A statue stood at the entrance.
They unveiled a statue of the poet.
The child stood as still as a statue.
Related
stationstatusstabilitystablestate