Etymograph

English

homostatic

From homo- + static.

A compound of homo- + static

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

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

English static

Today it means

adj Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.

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

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