English
elattostasis
Elattostasis comes from Ancient Greek ἐλάσσων ‘less’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- ‘light (of weight)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lengʷʰ-‘light (of weight)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʷʰ-yōsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλάσσων‘less’
- Englishtodayelattostasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lengʷʰ-‘light (of weight)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʷʰ-yōsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐλάσσων‘less’
- Englishtodayelattostasis
Formed from ἐλάσσων ‘less’ + -stasis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- ‘light (of weight)’
leave, light, relevant, lung, lever, alleviate, levant, allege, levee, leger, obliterate, levitation, 12 more
Today it means
noun The absence of mouthparts, and thus the inability to feed, in some larvae
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- / elattostasis