English
allostasis
Allostasis comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘the other, all others, all besides, the rest’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘the other, all others, all besides, the rest’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009allostasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλλοςállos‘the other, all others, all besides, the rest’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009allostasis
Earliest quotation: 2009, Natalie Angier, Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop: “This system of so-called allostasis, of maintaining control through…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, alter, ellen, outrage, altitude, ou, qualification, alumni, alt, adolescent, alpine, altar, abolish, alto, alias, alum, alienation, auld, alimony, ulterior, alienate, proletariat, alp, retaliate, inalienable, coalesce, exalt, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, foetal, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
else, alien, alternate, adultery, altercation, alibi, altruism, alternation, 32 more
through Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘the other, all others, all besides, the rest’
Today it means
noun The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / allostasis