Where does “κρεοστάθμη” come from?

κρεοστάθμη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρέας, from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

κρεοστάθμη (Ancient Greek): butcher's steelyard

Definitions

  1. butcher's steelyard

Ancestry of “κρεοστάθμη”, step by step

κρεοστάθμη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κρέας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
2Proto-Hellenickréwas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Ancient Greek στάθμη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστάθμηcarpenter's line or rule
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kréwas →