Where does “hydrostat” come from?

hydrostat (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.

hydrostat (English): A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in...

Definitions

  1. A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in...

Ancestry of “hydrostat”, step by step

hydrostat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstatImmediately; now; With no delay; at once;...
2EnglishstatutoryOf, relating to, enacted or regulated by a...
3EnglishstatuteWritten law, as laid down by the legislature;...
4Middle Englishstatut
5Old FrenchstatutAlternative form of estatut
6Latinstatūtum
7Latinstatūtusestablished
8LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
9Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
10Latinstōto stand
11Proto-Italicstaēōstand
12Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
13Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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