English
hydrostatic
Hydrostatic comes from Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός ‘causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστημιhístēmi‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστᾰτῐκόςstătĭkós‘causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaticus
- English1500–presentstatic
- Englishearliest quotation 1960hydrostatic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστημιhístēmi‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστᾰτῐκόςstătĭkós‘causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaticus
- English1500–presentstatic
- Englishearliest quotation 1960hydrostatic
Earliest quotation: 1960, The N.B. Loco. Co. diesel-hydraulic Type "2" locomotive: “[...] the electric fan drive and Drayton regulator temperature…”
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, post, rest, stay, stand, distance, stood, contest, stadium, instance, constitution, establishment, establish, stable, stem, stability, instant, substance, testimony, destiny, distant, destination, stud, stool, prostitution, substitution, stationary, extant, stamina, stale, prostitute, stead, distal, astute, attest, stow, testimonial, destitute, oust, detest, 140 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
assistant, consistent, assistance, assist, resist, insist, consist, persistent, persist, subsistence, desist, armistice, solstice, existentialist, 32 more
through Ancient Greek ἵστημι ‘to stand’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to hydrostatics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / hydrostatic