Where does “αμαξοστοιχία” come from?

αμαξοστοιχία (Greek) comes from Greek στοίχος, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

αμαξοστοιχία (Greek): train, railway train

Definitions

  1. train, railway train

Ancestry of “αμαξοστοιχία”, step by step

αμαξοστοιχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek στοίχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekστοίχοςline, order
2Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
3Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Greek άμαξα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάμαξαcarriage
2Ancient Greekἅμαξαwagon
3Ancient Greekᾰ̔́μᾰat the same time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-osEvery word from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos