Where does “στέλεχος” come from?
στέλεχος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στέλεχος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
στέλεχος (Greek): official; counterfoil; stalk, stem
Definitions
- official; counterfoil; stalk, stem
Ancestry of “στέλεχος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | στέλεχος | the crown of the root, whence the stem or trunk... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |