Etymology

antistatic

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Today it means: Preventing the buildup of static electricity. Full definition →

English static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  11. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  12. Latinstaticus
  13. Englishstatic
  14. English todayantistatic

From anti- + static.

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