direction to printer to disregard correction made to text, 1755, from Latin stet "let it stand," third person singular present subjunctive of stare "to stand, stand upright, be stiff," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm."
sternum
sternward
steroid
sterol
stertorous
stet
stethoscope
Stetson
stevedore
Steven
stew