Where does “elektrostatický” come from?
elektrostatický (Czech) comes from English staticky, from English static, from French statique, from New Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
elektrostatický (Czech): electrostatic of, relating to, or producted by electrostatics or static electricity
Definitions
- electrostatic of, relating to, or producted by electrostatics or static electricity
Ancestry of “elektrostatický”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | staticky | Resembling or containing static |
| 2 | English | static | Unchanging; that cannot or does not change;... |
| 3 | French | statique | static |
| 4 | New Latin | staticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στατικός | causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |