Etymology of the English word stasis
the English word
stasisderived from the New Latin word
stasisderived 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 stasis in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
bacteriostasis,
cholestasis,
cytostasis,
homeostasis,
venostasisUsage
Word found in Modern English
