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Where does “macroélément” come from?

macroélément (French) comes from French élément, 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.

macroélément (French): macroelement

Definitions

  1. macroelement

Ancestry of “macroélément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélémentelement
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
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