Where does “static” come from?
static (English) comes from French statique, from New Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
static (English): Unchanging; that cannot or does not change;...
Definitions
- Unchanging; that cannot or does not change;...
Ancestry of “static”, step by step
static traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French statique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | statique | static |
| 2 | New Latin | staticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στατικός | causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Latin staticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | staticus | — |