Etymology of the English word aerostatic
the English word
aerostaticderived from the French word
aérostatusing the French prefix
aéro-derived from the Greek word
statos, στατός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Greek prefix
aero-, ἀερο-
using the English prefix
aero-derived from the Greek word
aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the English word
staticderived from the New Latin word
staticus (static)
derived from the Latin word
status (appointed; position, situation, condition)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
statikos, στατικός
derived from the Greek word
statos, στατός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
istanaiDerivations in English
aerostaticsUsage
Word found in Modern English