Etymology of the English word isostasy
the English word
isostasyusing the English prefix
iso-derived from the Greek word
isos, ἴσος, ἴσως (similar (in amount and kind); likely; perhaps)
using the English suffix
-stasyderived 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 isostasy in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
isostasiaUsage
Word found in Modern English
