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by 4gotunameagain
1091 days ago
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because -stat is a Greek root. merriam-webster borrowed from French aérostat, probably back-formation from aérostatique "of aerostatics," with -stat (after héliostat heliostat) taken as the Greek agentive element -statēs "one who causes to stand" — more at -stat
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