Where does “element” come from?
element (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “element”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
Words derived from “element”
- Element
- Fugenelement
- Thermoelement
- Strukturelement
- Hauptgruppenelement
- Dotierelement
- Heizelement
- Elementhäufigkeit
- Elementbezeichnung
- Heteroelement
- Mengenelement
- Verbindungselement
- Nachbarelement
- Reinelement
- Elementhalbleiter
- Spurenelement
- Brennelement
- Lokalelement
- Legierungselement
- Bildungselement
- Einheitselement
- Bedienelement
- Fiberglaselement
- Kippelement