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Where does “státis” come from?

státis (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

státis (Proto-Hellenic): standing

Definitions

  1. standing

Ancestry of “státis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “státis”

  • kinase
  • polymerase
  • homeostasis
  • dehydrogenase
  • protease
  • oxidase
  • stasis
  • phosphatase
  • ATPase
  • transferase
  • transcriptase
  • peroxidase
  • hydroxylase
  • synthetase
  • hemostasis
  • cyclase
  • telomerase
  • luciferase
  • methyltransferase
  • aminotransferase
  • hypostasis
  • metalloproteinase
  • proteinase
  • cholinesterase
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