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Where does “eustatic” come from?

eustatic (English) comes from German eustatische, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

eustatic (English): Of or pertaining to eustasy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to eustasy

Ancestry of “eustatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneustatische—
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “eustatic”

  • eustasy
  • glacioeustatic
  • glacioeustasy
  • eustatically
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