English
electrostatic
From electro- + static.
A compound of electro- + static
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi ‘to stand’
Ancient Greek ἵστημι ‘to stand’
Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός ‘causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest’
Latin staticus
English static
Today it means
adj of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / electrostatic