English
holosteric
Holosteric comes from Ancient Greek στερεός ‘solid’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘strong’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ster-‘strong’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστερεός‘solid’
- Englishtodayholosteric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ster-‘strong’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστερεός‘solid’
- Englishtodayholosteric
Formed from holo- + στερεός ‘solid’ + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós
Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’
English holo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘strong’
still, start, street, strength, strongly, stronger, strongest, straw, stare, throttle, torpedo, starve, stern, strenuous, sterile, sterility, 16 more
through Ancient Greek στερεός ‘solid’
Today it means
adj Wholly solid; said of a barometer, such as the aneroid barometer, constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ster- / holosteric