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Where does “stasis” come from?

stasis (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stasis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stasis”

  • hipeastáis
  • hoiméastáis
  • stáis
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