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- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθοστάτης“upright shaft”
- English todayorthostat
Ancient Greek ὀρθοστάτης (orthostátēs, “upright shaft”); analysable as ortho- + -stat.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀρθοστάτης all →
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