Morpheme
St
Type
bound base
Denotation
stand
Etymology
Latin stare, statuere, -stitium (used only in compounds), and -stinare; also from Ancient Greek histanai
Evidence
antidisestablishmentarianism, apostasy, armistice, arrest, circumstance, constable, constabulary, constant, constitute, contrast, cost, destiny, destitute, distal, distant, ecstasy, ecstatic, epistemic, establish, estate, happenstance, instant, institution, interstition, misstate, obstacle, overstate, prostibule, prostitute, prostituted, prostitutes, prostituting, prostitution, rearrest, restitution, rest, restate, solstice, stable, stage, stamen, stance, stanza, stasis, state, static, station, statocracy, statolatry, statue, stature, substance, substitute, superstition, system
Notes
<re- + St> meaning “remain” is a homograph of Rest meaning “cease from action, pause, relief from exertion, sleep, state of inactivity, come to an end”
