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Where does “Stabilität” come from?

Stabilität (German) comes from French stabilité, from Latin stabilitas, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Stabilität (German): stability

Definitions

  1. stability

Ancestry of “Stabilität”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstabilitéstability
2Latinstabilitasstability, steadiness, immovability
3LatinstabilisThat stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,...
4Latinstarepresent active infinitive of stō; stand; to be
5LatinstoI stand; I stay, remain; I am
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “Stabilität”

  • Lichtstabilität
  • Temperaturstabilität
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →