Where does “εικονοστοιχείο” come from?
εικονοστοιχείο (Greek) comes from Greek στοιχείο, 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.
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Ancestry of “εικονοστοιχείο”, step by step
εικονοστοιχείο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek στοιχείο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | στοιχείο | unit, element, cell |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
via Greek εικόνα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | εικόνα | picture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰκών | figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |