Morpheme
Stat(e) [State, Stat]
Type
bound base
Denotation
placed, standing, scientific instrument, device for stabilizing or regulating
Etymology
Greek statos, first attested in heliostat, from New Latin heliostata; Ancient Greek hḗlios + Latin status (<St + -atus>)
Evidence
astatic, bacteriostat, chemostat, gyrostat, heliostat, hemostat, humidistat, hydrostat, static, statoblast, statocyst, statocyte, statolith, thermostat
Notes
use in naming scientific instruments first attested in heliostat
related to but not the same as <St + -ate> from Latin stātus
