Greek: where I may stand, from Archimedes' saying that he could move the earth ifgiven a place to stand
pou sto in American English
(ˈpuˈstoʊ; ˈpaʊ)
Greek
1.
a place to stand on
2.
a basis of operations
Word origin
Gr pou stō, where I may stand: from a saying of Archimedes, dos moi pou stō, kai kinō tēn gēn, give me (a place) where I may stand, and I will move the earth