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

Definitions

  1. punctuation

Ancestry of “στίξη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστίξιςmarking; a spot or mark; a stab, sting, prick,...
2Ancient GreekστίζωI tattoo; I mark
3Proto-Hellenicstiďďō
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stiďďōEvery word from Ancient Greek στίζω