Etymology

electrostatic

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Today it means: of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity Full definition →

English static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  9. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  11. Latinstaticus
  12. Englishstatic
  13. English todayelectrostatic

From electro- + static.

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