Etymology

statice

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Today it means: Plants of the genus Limonium having spikes of white or mauve flowers. Full definition →

Latin staticē ← Ancient Greek στατικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστατικός“standing still”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromstaticē
  3. English todaystatice

From Latin staticē, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós, “standing still”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστατικός all →

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