footing vs status

footing and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
footing	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of footing; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than footing:

footing: status with respect to the relations between people or groups
status: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Other hypernyms of footing include position.

footing (noun)	status (noun)
a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a relation that provides the foundation for something	a state at a particular time
status with respect to the relations between people or groups