Where does “bistability” come from?
bistability (English) comes from English stability, from Old French stabilité, from Latin stabilitas, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
bistability (English): The state or condition of being bistable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being bistable
Ancestry of “bistability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |