Etymology of the English word diastase
the English word
diastasederived from the French word
diastasederived from the Greek word
diastasis, διάστασις
derived from the Greek word
diistemi, διΐστημι (to stand apart; to remove, intervene)
derived from the Greek word
diistanaiderived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Greek word
stasis, στάσις (a standing (properly, the act); (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy)
derived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of diastase in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
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Word found in Modern English
