Where does “aptonastia” come from?
aptonastia (Italian) comes from English Nastia, from Russian На́стя, from Russian Анастаси́я, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία, from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις, from Ancient Greek ἀνίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi — to stand.
aptonastia (Italian): a nastic response to touch
Definitions
- a nastic response to touch
Ancestry of “aptonastia”, step by step
aptonastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nastia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nastia | — |
| 2 | Russian | На́стя | — |
| 3 | Russian | Анастаси́я | Anastasia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀναστασία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάστασις | standing up; the act of making someone move,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνίστημι | active of the present, imperfect, future, and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |