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Where does “barostat” come from?

barostat (English) comes from English stat, from English statutory, from English statute, from Middle English statut, from Old French statut, from Latin statūtum, from Latin statūtus, from Latin statuo.

barostat (English): A device used to maintain a constant pressure

Definitions

  1. A device used to maintain a constant pressure

Ancestry of “barostat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatImmediately; now; With no delay; at once;...
2EnglishstatutoryOf, relating to, enacted or regulated by a...
3EnglishstatuteWritten law, as laid down by the legislature;...
4Middle Englishstatut—
5Old FrenchstatutAlternative form of estatut
6Latinstatūtum—
7Latinstatūtus—
8LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
9Latinstātus—
10Latinstō—
11Proto-Italicstaēōstand
12Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
13Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →