Where does “στύβομαι” come from?

στύβομαι (Greek) comes from Greek στύβω, from Ancient Greek στείβω, from Proto-Indo-European steyb-.

στύβομαι (Greek): passive form of στύβω

Definitions

  1. passive form of στύβω

Ancestry of “στύβομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekστύβωsqueeze, wring
2Ancient GreekστείβωI tread on, stamp on; I walk on a path
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyb- →Every word from Ancient Greek στείβω →Every word from Greek στύβω →