Where does “stacte” come from?

stacte (English) comes from Latin stacte, from Ancient Greek στακτή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

stacte (English): One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews...

Definitions

  1. One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews...

Ancestry of “stacte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstacteAlternative form of stacta
2Ancient Greekστακτήoil of myrrh
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →