Etymology

homostatic

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Today it means: Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient. Full definition →

English static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  7. Latinstaticus
  8. Englishstatic
  9. English todayhomostatic

From homo- + static.

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