Where does “στέφω” come from?

στέφω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

στέφω (Ancient Greek): I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland

Definitions

  1. I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland

Ancestry of “στέφω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “στέφω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō →