Stative Definition

stātĭv

adjective

Of or designating a class of verbs that express a state or condition (Ex.: I have the keys; Sue is a lawyer; I know the facts), rather than an action.

Webster's New World

(grammar) Asserting that a subject has a particular property.

Wiktionary

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active

noun

A verb of the stative class.

American Heritage

Origin of Stative

Latin statīvus stationary from stāre stat- to stand stā- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin stativus

From Wiktionary