Where does “Homöostase” come from?

Homöostase (German) comes from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Homöostase (German): homoeostasis

Definitions

  1. homoeostasis

Ancestry of “Homöostase”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Homöostase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic státis →
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