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Where does “ζυγοστάτης” come from?

ζυγοστάτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ζυγοστάτης (Ancient Greek): public weigher

Definitions

  1. public weigher

Ancestry of “ζυγοστάτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
2Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “ζυγοστάτης”

  • zygostates
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