Where does “Fugenelement” come from?
Fugenelement (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.
Fugenelement (German): interfix
Definitions
- interfix
Ancestry of “Fugenelement”, step by step
Fugenelement 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 |
via German füge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | füge | inflection of fügen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | fügen | to join; to add; to ordain |
| 3 | Old High German | fuogen | to add; to connect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōgijan | to fit together, to join |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōgijaną | to fit or join together |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōgō | joint, slot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |