Where does “Stele” come from?

Stele (German) comes from Ancient Greek στήλη, from Proto-Indo-European stl̥-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Stele (German): stele

Definitions

  1. stele

Ancestry of “Stele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστήληblock of stone used as a prop or buttress to a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstl̥-neh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stl̥-neh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek στήλη →