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Where does “elettrostatica” come from?

elettrostatica (Italian) comes from Italian statica, from Italian statico, from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

elettrostatica (Italian): electrostatics; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. electrostatics; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “elettrostatica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstaticafeminine singular of statico; statics
2Italianstaticostatic, still, unchanging, set
3Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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