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Where does “élémentairement” come from?

élémentairement (French) comes from French élémentaire, 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.

élémentairement (French): elementarily

Definitions

  1. elementarily

Ancestry of “élémentairement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélémentaireelementary
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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