Where does “ὑπόστασις” come from?

ὑπόστασις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑφίστημι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ὑπόστασις (Ancient Greek): foundation, base; assurance, support;...

Definitions

  1. foundation, base; assurance, support;...

Ancestry of “ὑπόστασις”, step by step

ὑπόστασις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὑφίστημι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑφίστημιto stand under
2Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Ancient Greek στάσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
2Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

Words derived from “ὑπόστασις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-