Where does “oostasis” come from?

oostasis (English) comes from English stasis, from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

oostasis (English): The failure of (typically insect) eggs to form or to develop

Definitions

  1. The failure of (typically insect) eggs to form or to develop

Ancestry of “oostasis”, step by step

oostasis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stasis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstasisA slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
2New Latinstasis
3Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
4Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English oo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishooThe Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian...
2Hawaiianʻōʻōoo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters
3Proto-Polynesian*koho
4Proto-Oceanic*kojom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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