Where does “mechanostat” come from?
mechanostat (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.
mechanostat (English): A model describing bone growth and bone loss, based on a refinement of Wolff's law, and according to which these processes are stimulated by the local mechanical elastic deformation of bone
Definitions
- A model describing bone growth and bone loss, based on a refinement of Wolff's law, and according to which these processes are stimulated by the local mechanical elastic deformation of bone
Ancestry of “mechanostat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stat | Immediately; now; With no delay; at once;... |
| 2 | English | statutory | Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a... |
| 3 | English | statute | Written law, as laid down by the legislature;... |
| 4 | Middle English | statut | — |
| 5 | Old French | statut | Alternative form of estatut |
| 6 | Latin | statūtum | — |
| 7 | Latin | statūtus | established |
| 8 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 9 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 10 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |