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Where does “στῦλος” come from?

στῦλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

στῦλος (Ancient Greek): pillar, column, support

Definitions

  1. pillar, column, support

Ancestry of “στῦλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
2Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “στῦλος”

  • diabetes
  • peristyle
  • acrobatic
  • hypostyle
  • acrobat
  • Stelios
  • acrobatics
  • urostyle
  • prediabetes
  • stylobate
  • Stylianos
  • katabatic
  • endostyle
  • hexastyle
  • katabasis
  • anabasis
  • tetrastyle
  • stylite
  • acrobatically
  • octastyle
  • diabetologist
  • blastostyle
  • antidiabetes
  • systyle
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