English
streptostyly
Streptostyly comes from Ancient Greek στῦλος ‘pillar’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστῦλος2‘pillar’
- Englishtodaystreptostyly2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στῦλος
- 2 Wiktionary, English streptostyly
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στῦλος‘to stand’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστῦλοςWiktionary, English streptostyly‘pillar’
- EnglishtodaystreptostylyWiktionary, English streptostyly
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
state, system, stay, post, stand, rest, distance, assistant, stadium, assistance, instance, constitution, contest, consistent, establish, stable, assist, stood, instant, stem, destination, substance, stability, destiny, distant, testimony, static, resist, insist, consist, persistent, stud, stationary, prostitution, persist, prostitute, substitution, stale, extant, stamina, 157 more
Today it means
noun The fore-aft movement of the quadrate about the otic joint (quadratosquamosal joint).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “streptostyly”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek στῦλος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / streptostyly