Where does “statif” come from?

statif (Indonesian) comes from Dutch statief, from Latin stativus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

statif (Indonesian): retort stand, clamp stand, ring stand, or support stand: a piece of scientific equipment intended to support other pieces of equipment and glassware — for instance, burettes, test tubes and flasks

Definitions

  1. retort stand, clamp stand, ring stand, or support stand: a piece of scientific equipment intended to support other pieces of equipment and glassware — for instance, burettes, test tubes and flasks

Ancestry of “statif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstatiefA tripod serving as an optic - or other device's...
2Latinstativusstationary; permanent
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →