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Where does “bioelement” come from?

bioelement (English) comes from English element, from Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os — to go; to climb.

bioelement (English): Any chemical element that is found naturally in...

Definitions

  1. Any chemical element that is found naturally in...

Ancestry of “bioelement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelementOne of the simplest or essential parts or...
2Middle Englishelement—
3Old Frenchelement—
4Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
5Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
6Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
7Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →