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Where does “στάχυς” come from?

στάχυς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ste(n)gʰ- — to stick.

στάχυς (Ancient Greek): An ear of grain; scion, progeny; Spica, a star in...

Definitions

  1. An ear of grain; scion, progeny; Spica, a star in...

Ancestry of “στάχυς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanste(n)gʰ-to stick

Words derived from “στάχυς”

  • polystachyon
  • Stachys
  • distachyon
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