Summary: The Latin root *stat* and its variant *stit* mean "stand." This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of English vocabulary words, including [*stat*]e, [*stat*]ue, con[*stit*]ution and super[*stit*]ion. The root *stat* is easily recalled via the word [*stat*]ionary or "standing" still, whereas *stit* can be recalled via in[*stit*]ute, to make something like an organization "stand" by creating it.
