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

  1. A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due...

Ancestry of “stasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinstasis—
2Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
3Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stasis”

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