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hypostatic
Hypostatic comes from Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις ‘foundation, base’, from ὑφίστημι ‘to stand under’, and ultimately from 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 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑφίστημιhuphístēmi‘to stand under’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόστασιςhupóstasis‘foundation, base’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποστατικόςhupostatikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypostaticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1659hypostatic
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 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑφίστημιhuphístēmi‘to stand under’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπόστασιςhupóstasis‘foundation, base’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑποστατικόςhupostatikós
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypostaticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1659hypostatic
Earliest quotation: 1659, John Pearson: “The hypostatic union, as it is called, the perfect…”
Formed from hypostasis + -tic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
state, rest, stay, post, stand, distance, stood, contest, stadium, constitution, instance, establishment, establish, stable, stem, stability, instant, substance, testimony, destiny, distant, destination, stud, prostitution, stool, prostitute, substitution, stationary, extant, stamina, stale, stead, astute, distal, attest, stow, testimonial, destitute, oust, detest, 139 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, 31 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi ‘to stand’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / hypostatic