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Where does “hyperthermostable” come from?

hyperthermostable (English) comes from English thermostable, from English stable, from Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō.

hyperthermostable (English): Remaining stable and functional at high...

Definitions

  1. Remaining stable and functional at high...

Ancestry of “hyperthermostable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermostablePhysically or chemically unaffected by high...
2EnglishstableA building, wing or dependency set apart and...
3Middle Englishstablestable; Alternative form of stablie; Alternative...
4Anglo-Normanstable—
5LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
6Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
7LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →