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Where does “στήμων” come from?

στήμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “στήμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂mn̥that which stands, stature
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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