Where does “Bildungselement” come from?
Bildungselement (German) comes from German Element, from Middle High German 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.
Bildungselement (German): formant
Definitions
- formant
Ancestry of “Bildungselement”, step by step
Bildungselement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Element
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Element | element; element; essential component; force of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | element | — |
| 3 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |