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Where does “-stasis” come from?

-stasis (English) comes from English stasis, from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

-stasis (English): slowing down, stopping

Definitions

  1. slowing down, stopping

Ancestry of “-stasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstasisA slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
2New Latinstasis—
3Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
4Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “-stasis”

  • homeostasis
  • haemostasis
  • dyshomeostasis
  • venostasis
  • menostasis
  • phlebostasis
  • proteostasis
  • rheostasis
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