Etymology

aerostatically

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Today it means: By means of aerostatics Full definition →

English aerostatic ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  8. Latinstaticus
  9. Englishstatic
  10. Englishaerostatic
  11. English todayaerostatically

From aerostatic + -ally.

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