Where does “statoconium” come from?
statoconium (English) comes from English otoconium, from French otoconie, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “statoconium”, step by step
statoconium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English otoconium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | otoconium | An otolith or statolith |
| 2 | French | otoconie | otoconium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὖς | ear; hearing; spy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English statocyst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | statocyst | An organ of balance found in some aquatic... |
| 2 | English | stato- | propagules or spores in aquatic organisms; organs... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στατός | standing”, “stationary; placed, standing;... |
| 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 |