Where does “στυλοβάτης” come from?
στυλοβάτης (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης, from Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
στυλοβάτης (Greek): pillar; stylobate; backer, financial backer
Definitions
- pillar; stylobate; backer, financial backer
Ancestry of “στυλοβάτης”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στυλοβάτης | the base of a column, stylobate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -βᾰ́της | one that treads; walker, from... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |