Where does “stase” come from?
stase (Dutch) comes from Dutch station, from French station, from Old French estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
stase (Dutch): stasis, inactive state, as of a bodily liquid...
Definitions
- stasis, inactive state, as of a bodily liquid...
Ancestry of “stase”, step by step
stase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch station
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | station | station (place for vehicles to stop) |
| 2 | French | station | station |
| 3 | Old French | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 4 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Ancient Greek στᾰ́σῐς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στᾰ́σῐς | a standing, placing, setting |