Etymology

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Today it means: Resembling or containing static. Full definition →

English static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  4. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  5. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  6. Latinstaticus
  7. Englishstatic
  8. English todaystaticky

From static + -y.

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