Where does “στοχάζομαι” come from?

στοχάζομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στόχος — pillar of brick.

στοχάζομαι (Ancient Greek): I aim for, shoot at; I try to make out, I guess...

Definitions

  1. I aim for, shoot at; I try to make out, I guess...

Ancestry of “στοχάζομαι”, step by step

στοχάζομαι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek στόχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστόχοςpillar of brick

via Ancient Greek στοχᾰ́ζομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστοχᾰ́ζομαιto aim for, shoot at
Every word from Ancient Greek στόχος