Where does “Element” come from?

Element (German) comes 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.

Element (German): element; element; essential component; force of...

Definitions

  1. element; element; essential component; force of...

Ancestry of “Element”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanelement
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 “Element

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-
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