Where does “στοιχειολάτρης” come from?

στοιχειολάτρης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

στοιχειολάτρης (Ancient Greek): a worshipper of the elements of nature as having...

Definitions

  1. a worshipper of the elements of nature as having...

Ancestry of “στοιχειολάτρης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
2Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
3Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos →