Where does “élémentaire” come from?
élémentaire (French) comes 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.
élémentaire (French): elementary
Definitions
- elementary
Ancestry of “élémentaire”, step by step
élémentaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin elementārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | elementārius | elementary |
| 2 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
via Latin elementaris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | elementaris | elementary, rudimentary |