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Where does “στοιχειωμᾰτῐκός” come from?

στοιχειωμᾰτῐκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στοιχείωμα, from Ancient Greek στοιχειόω, 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.

Ancestry of “στοιχειωμᾰτῐκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστοιχείωμαan element, a principle; the signs of the Zodiac
2Ancient GreekστοιχειόωI teach or set down as elements; I enchant, I...
3Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
4Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
5Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “στοιχειωμᾰτῐκός”

  • στοιχειωματικοί
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