Where does “фотоэлемент” come from?

фотоэлемент (Kazakh) comes from Russian фотоэле́мент, from Ancient Greek φωτω-, from Latin elementum, 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.

фотоэлемент (Kazakh): solar cell

Definitions

  1. solar cell

Ancestry of “фотоэлемент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфотоэле́мент
2Ancient Greekφωτω-
3Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
4Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
5Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
6Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os
8Proto-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
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