Etymology

pou sto

Today it means: A place to stand upon; a locus standi; a foundation or basis for operations. Full definition →

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The story

From Ancient Greek, literally "where I may stand", in reference to the reputed saying of Archimedes: "Give me where I may stand and I will move the whole world with my steelyard."

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.