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Where does “elhi” come from?

elhi (English) comes from English elementary, from Latin elementārius, from Latin elementum, 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.

elhi (English): In some countries, the period from elementary...

Definitions

  1. In some countries, the period from elementary...

Ancestry of “elhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelementaryRelating to the basic, essential or fundamental...
2Latinelementārius—
3Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
4Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
5Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
6Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
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