Where does “στοιχειό” come from?

στοιχειό (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

στοιχειό (Greek): ghost, poltergeist, sprite

Definitions

  1. ghost, poltergeist, sprite

Ancestry of “στοιχειό”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
2Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
3Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-osEvery word from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos