Morpheme
Stat(e)
Type
bound base
Denotation
placed, standing; scientific instruments, enzyme inhibitors,
Etymology
Greek statos, first attested in heliostat
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
