Etymology

nonhydrostatic

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Today it means: Not caused by hydrostatics Full definition →

English hydrostatic ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  16. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  18. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  19. Englishhydro-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  22. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  23. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  24. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  25. Latinstaticus
  26. Englishstatic
  27. Englishhydrostatic
  28. English todaynonhydrostatic

From non- + hydrostatic.

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