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Etymology of the English word hypostasis

the English word hypostasis
derived from the Late Latin word hypostasis (basis, foundation; single substance)
derived from the Greek word upostasis, ὑπόστασις
derived from the Greek word hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
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 histanai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
derived from the Greek word hupostasis, ὑπόστασις (a setting under (support); concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively))
derived from the Greek word huphistasthai
derived from the Greek word hupo, ὑπό (under, beneath, underneath)
derived from the Greek word histasthai
derived from the Greek word huphisthanai

Date

The earliest known usage of hypostasis in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

hypostasize

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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