Where does “стихи́йный” come from?
стихи́йный (Russian) comes from Russian стихи́я, 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.
стихи́йный (Russian): spontaneous
Definitions
- spontaneous
Ancestry of “стихи́йный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стихи́я | element (one of the four classical elements of Ancient Greek philosophy) |
| 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 |