Am I the only one who sees the pun?

[novapsyche]

Hypostasis. (Latin = Greek.) Latin hypostasis. = Greek ypostasis, a standing under, groundwork, subsistence, a Person of the Trinity. = Greek ypo, under; stasis a standing, from the Aryan root STA, to stand.

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[padpedpladuk.livejournal.com]

Huh huh, under, huh huh, standing???

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

I'm just saying, the pun has gotten lost in the translation. When people discuss the Greek term hypostasis, the wordplay of the word in its original language is no longer reflected in our present (heh) understanding.