Where does “στήλη” come from?

στήλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European stl̥-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

στήλη (Ancient Greek): block of stone used as a prop or buttress to a...

Definitions

  1. block of stone used as a prop or buttress to a...

Ancestry of “στήλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstl̥-neh₂
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “στήλη

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stl̥-neh₂