Etymology

bistable

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Today it means: Having two stable states. Full definition →

English stable ← Middle English stable ← Anglo-Norman stabe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  11. Latinstabili
  12. Old Frenchestable
  13. Anglo-Normanstabe
  14. Middle Englishstable
  15. Englishstable
  16. English todaybistable

From bi- + stable.

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