Where does “glacioisostasy” come from?
glacioisostasy (English) comes from English isostasy, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
glacioisostasy (English): The adjustment of the lithosphere due to the...
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- The adjustment of the lithosphere due to the...
Ancestry of “glacioisostasy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | isostasy | The state of balance or pressure equilibrium... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στάσις | a standing, placing, setting; party, company,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | státis | standing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |