Where does “premetastatic” come from?
premetastatic (English) comes from English metastatic, from French métastatique, 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.
premetastatic (English): Prior to metastasis
Ancestry of “premetastatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | metastatic | Relating to, or producing metastasis |
| 2 | French | métastatique | — |
| 3 | French | statique | static |
| 4 | New Latin | staticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στατικός | causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |