Where does “acatastatic” come from?
acatastatic (English) comes from English catastatic, from English catastasis, from Ancient Greek κατάστασις, from Ancient Greek καθίστημι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
acatastatic (English): Confused
Definitions
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Ancestry of “acatastatic”, step by step
acatastatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catastatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catastatic | Relating to catastasis |
| 2 | English | catastasis | In classical drama, the third and penultimate... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατάστασις | establishment, institution, method, condition;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καθίστημι | I set down, stop, bring to land; I set in order;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |