Etymology of the English word static
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
istanaiDate
The earliest known usage of static in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
aerostatic,
antistatic,
cytostatic,
electrostatic,
geostatic,
hemostatic,
hydrostatic,
hyperstatic,
isostatic,
orthostatic,
staticsUsage
Word found in Modern English
