Etymology

hydrostatically

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Today it means: In a hydrostatic manner Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English hydrostatic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  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. Englishhydrostatic
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todayhydrostatically

From hydrostatic + -ally.

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