English
anastaltic
Anastaltic comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάσταλτικός ‘fitted for checking or halting’, from ἀνά ‘back’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *aná ‘up, upon’.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*aná‘up, upon’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάaná‘back’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάσταλτικόςanástaltikós‘fitted for checking or halting’
- Englishtodayanastaltic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*aná‘up, upon’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνάaná‘back’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάσταλτικόςanástaltikós‘fitted for checking or halting’
- Englishtodayanastaltic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
on, end, along, upon, anterior, asunder, 7 more
through Ancient Greek ἀνά ‘back’
Today it means
adj styptic
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *aná / anastaltic