Etymology

lithostatic

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Today it means: Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekλῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)
  2. Englishlitho-
  3. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  4. Latinstaticus
  5. Englishstatic
  6. English todaylithostatic

From litho- + static.

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