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Where does “aerostatic” come from?

aerostatic (English) comes from French aérostatique, from French statique, from New Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

aerostatic (English): Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic;...

Ancestry of “aerostatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaérostatiqueaerostatic
2Frenchstatiquestatic
3New Latinstaticus—
4Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
5Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
6Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “aerostatic”

  • aerostatically
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