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Where does “stable” come from?

stable (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
2Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
3LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stable”

  • stable
  • unstable
  • stabilize
  • destabilize
  • stabilizer
  • metastable
  • stably
  • bistable
  • stableman
  • monostable
  • thermostable
  • astable
  • stableyard
  • unstably
  • photostable
  • restabilize
  • stablemate
  • stablehand
  • multistable
  • stableness
  • stabilizable
  • unstableness
  • semistable
  • biostable
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