Where does “reosta” come from?
reosta (Turkish) comes from English rheostat, from English -stat, from Ancient Greek στατός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
reosta (Turkish): rheostat
Definitions
- rheostat
Ancestry of “reosta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheostat | An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose... |
| 2 | English | -stat | forming nouns naming scientific instruments that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στατός | standing”, “stationary; placed, standing;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |