Where does “στίξη” come from?
στίξη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στίξις, from Ancient Greek στίζω, from Proto-Hellenic stiďďō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
στίξη (Greek): punctuation
Ancestry of “στίξη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | στίξις | marking; a spot or mark; a stab, sting, prick,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στίζω | I tattoo; I mark |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | stiďďō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |