Etymology

stabilizer

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Today it means: Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol. Full definition →

English stabilize ← Middle English stable ← Anglo-Norman stabe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*staējō
  4. Proto-Italic*staēō
  5. Proto-Italic*staðlis?
  6. Latinstabili
  7. Old Frenchestable
  8. Anglo-Normanstabe
  9. Middle Englishstable
  10. Englishstable
  11. Englishstabilize
  12. English todaystabilizer

From stabilize + -er.

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