stato-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στατός (statós, “standing”).

Prefix

stato-

1. (politics, religion) State or government.
2. (zoology, botany) propagules or spores in aquatic organisms.
3. (biology) organs or other structures that maintain equilibrium or orientation in organisms.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with stato-

statoblast

statocracy

statocyst

statocyte

statolatry

statolith

Anagrams

• TOAST, stoat, tasto, toast, toats, totas