Where does “antimetastatic” come from?
antimetastatic (English) comes from English metastatic, from French métastatique, from French statique, from New Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
antimetastatic (English): antimetastasis
Definitions
- antimetastasis
Ancestry of “antimetastatic”, step by step
antimetastatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metastatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metastatic | Relating to, or producing metastasis |
| 2 | French | métastatique | metastatic |
| 3 | French | statique | static |
| 4 | New Latin | staticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στατικός | causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |