Etymology of the English word electrostatic
the English word
electrostaticderived 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
istanaiusing the English prefix
electro-derived from the New Latin prefix
electro-derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
