Where does “chemostat” come from?
chemostat (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.
chemostat (English): An apparatus for the continuous culture of...
Definitions
- An apparatus for the continuous culture of...
Ancestry of “chemostat”, step by step
chemostat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stat | Immediately; now; With no delay; at once;... |
| 2 | English | statutory | Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a... |
| 3 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 4 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 5 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 6 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 7 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 8 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 9 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 10 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English chemo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemo | Clipping of chemotherapy |