Etymology

magnetohydrostatic

Today it means: Describing the properties of a fluid in a magnetic field Full definition →

English hydrostatic ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  12. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  14. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  15. Englishhydro-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  19. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  20. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  21. Latinstaticus
  22. Englishstatic
  23. Englishhydrostatic
  24. English todaymagnetohydrostatic

From magneto- + hydrostatic.

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