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Where does “microhemostatic” come from?

microhemostatic (English) comes from English hemostatic, from French hémostatique, from French statique, from New Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.

microhemostatic (English): Relating to microhemostats

Definitions

  1. Relating to microhemostats

Ancestry of “microhemostatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemostaticOf or pertaining to hemostasis; That checks...
2Frenchhémostatiquehaemostatic
3Frenchstatiquestatic
4New Latinstaticus—
5Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
6Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
7Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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