Where does “autostability” come from?
autostability (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autostability (English): Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue...
Definitions
- Ability to keep a stable poise, either by virtue...
Ancestry of “autostability”, step by step
autostability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English stability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stability | The condition of being stable or in equilibrium,... |
| 2 | Old French | stabilité | Alternative form of estabilité |
| 3 | Latin | stabilitas | stability, steadiness, immovability |
| 4 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 5 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 6 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |