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Where does “homeostatic” come from?

Homeostatic derives from English homeo-, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (homoios, "similar"), from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homos, "same"), from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from the root Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning "same."

homeostatic (English): Of or pertaining to homeostasis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to homeostasis

Ancestry of “homeostatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhomeo-identity, sameness
2Ancient GreekὅμοιοςLike, resembling , similar; Shared, common,...
3Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
4Ancient Greekφύλον—
5Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
6Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “homeostatic”

  • homeostatically
  • nonhomeostatic
  • polyhomeostatic
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