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Etymology of the English word geostationary

the English word geostationary

derived from the English word stationary

derived from the Old French word stationnaire

derived from the Latin word stationarius

derived from the Latin word statio (outpost, picket; station)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Latin prefix statio-

using the English prefix geo-

derived from the Greek prefix geo-, γεω-

derived from the Greek word ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)

Word found in Modern English