Where does “στήλη” come from?

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

στήλη (Greek): column, stele; file

Definitions

  1. column, stele; file

Ancestry of “στήλη”, 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 →