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Where does “statère” come from?

statère (French) comes from Late Latin stater, from Ancient Greek στατήρ, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

statère (French): stater

Definitions

  1. stater

Ancestry of “statère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinstaterA small silver coin, value four drachmas, used in...
2Ancient Greekστατήρa weight, a standard; a stater
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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