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Where does “στατῆρα” come from?

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

Ancestry of “στατῆρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστατήρa weight, a standard; a stater
2Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
3Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “στατῆρα”

  • statera
  • stadera
  • stataira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →