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Where does “stase” come from?

stase (French) comes from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stase (French): stasis, inactive state, as of a body liquid...

Definitions

  1. stasis, inactive state, as of a body liquid...

Ancestry of “stase”, 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 “stase”

  • stasiology
  • métastase
  • hémostase
  • stasiologie
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