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Where does “anastasic” come from?

anastasic (English) comes from English anastasis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις, from Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

anastasic (English): Pertaining to resurrection

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to resurrection

Ancestry of “anastasic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanastasisa recovery from a debilitating condition,...
2Ancient Greekἀνάστασιςstanding up; the act of making someone move,...
3Ancient Greekἀνίστημιactive of the present, imperfect, future, and...
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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