Where does “biostat” come from?

biostat (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.

biostat (English): A container in which organisms are kept in a...

Definitions

  1. A container in which organisms are kept in a...

Ancestry of “biostat”, step by step

biostat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stat

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
7Latinstatūtusestablished
8LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
9Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
10Latinstōto stand
11Proto-Italicstaēōstand
12Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
13Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English Bio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
2EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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