Where does “semistable” come from?

semistable (English) comes from English stable, from Middle English stable, from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

semistable (English): Describing a form of elliptic curve having...

Definitions

  1. Describing a form of elliptic curve having...

Ancestry of “semistable”, step by step

semistable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstableA building, wing or dependency set apart and...
2Middle Englishstablestable; Alternative form of stablie; Alternative...
3Anglo-Normanstable
4LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
5Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
6LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō