Where does “rheostasis” come from?
rheostasis (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-.
rheostasis (English): The regulation of some aspect of a biological...
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- The regulation of some aspect of a biological...
Ancestry of “rheostasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stasis | A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due... |
| 2 | New Latin | stasis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στάσις | a standing, placing, setting; party, company,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | státis | standing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |