English

geostatic

From geo- + static.

Formed from geo- + static

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

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Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi ‘to stand’

Ancient Greek ἵστημι ‘to make stand’

Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός ‘causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest’

Latin staticus

Today it means

adj Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geostatic