Where does “stasis” come from?
Stasis comes from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, ultimately from the root steh₂- meaning to stand or be stationary.
stasis (English): A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
Definitions
- A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...
Ancestry of “stasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | stasis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στάσις | a standing, placing, setting; party, company,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | státis | standing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stasis”