Where does “elementti” come from?

elementti (Finnish) comes from Swedish element, 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.

elementti (Finnish): element; prefab

Definitions

  1. element; prefab

Ancestry of “elementti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elementti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-