Where does “cariostasis” come from?

cariostasis (English) comes from English stasis, from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

cariostasis (English): The halting of the development of dental caries

Definitions

  1. The halting of the development of dental caries

Ancestry of “cariostasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstasisA slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
2New Latinstasis—
3Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
4Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →