English
statice
Statice comes from Ancient Greek στατικός ‘standing still’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti2‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi2‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστημι3‘to stand’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστατικός4statikós‘standing still’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaticē4
- Englishtodaystatice4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἵστημι
- 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στατικός
- 4 Wiktionary, English statice
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti‘to stand up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἵστημι‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmiWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἵστημι‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵστημιWiktionary, Ancient Greek στατικός‘to stand’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστατικόςWiktionary, English staticestatikós‘standing still’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstaticēWiktionary, English statice
- EnglishtodaystaticeWiktionary, English statice
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand up’
post, state, rest, stay, stand, contest, stood, distance, constitution, stadium, establishment, establish, assistance, stable, instance, stem, stability, instant, testimony, destiny, distant, destination, substance, stud, prostitution, stool, prostitute, substitution, extant, stamina, steadfast, stale, stead, astute, distal, attest, stow, testimonial, destitute, oust, 139 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
assistant, consistent, assist, resist, insist, consist, persistent, persist, desist, subsistence, armistice, solstice, existentialist, 32 more
through Ancient Greek ἵστημι ‘to stand’
system, histone, metastatic, hydrostatic, stater, 11 more
through Ancient Greek στατικός ‘standing still’
Today it means
noun Plants of the genus Limonium having spikes of white or mauve flowers.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “statice”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, Ancient Greek ἵστημι, Ancient Greek στατικός. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / statice