Where does “σταυροδρόμι” come from?

σταυροδρόμι (Greek) comes from Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

σταυροδρόμι (Greek): crossroads

Definitions

  1. crossroads

Ancestry of “σταυροδρόμι”, step by step

σταυροδρόμι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek δρόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδρόμοςroadway, road, street, way; journey
2Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
3Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
4Proto-Hellenic*-os
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Greek σταυρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσταυρόςcross; cross, crucifix; sign of the cross
2Ancient Greekσταυρόςupright stake or pile; cross, crucifix
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Ancient Greek -όςEvery word from Ancient Greek δρόμος