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...

Definitions

  1. The regulation of some aspect of a biological...

Ancestry of “rheostasis”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic státis →