Where does “stability” come from?
Stability derives from Old French stabilité, meaning the quality of being stable or firm.
stability (English): The condition of being stable or in equilibrium,...
Definitions
- The condition of being stable or in equilibrium,...
Ancestry of “stability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | stabilité | Alternative form of estabilité |
| 2 | Latin | stabilitas | stability, steadiness, immovability |
| 3 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 4 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 5 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stability”
- metastability
- bistability
- photostability
- thermostability
- multistability
- biostability
- overstability
- hyperstability
- nonstability
- semistability
- monostability
- superstability
- mechanostability
- autostability
- polystability
- acidostability
- chemostability
- cryostability
- halostability
- hypostability
- mesostability
- prestability
- quasistability
- tristability