English
cadastral
Cadastral comes from French cadastral ‘relating to the cadastre’, from Byzantine Greek κατάστιχον ‘line by line’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- ‘to walk’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steygʰ-‘to walk’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστείχωsteíkhō‘walk, march, go or come, march in line or order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστίχος‘line, row’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κατάστιχον‘line by line’
- Venetanmoderncatastico
- Italianc. 1300–presentcatastro
- Occitanc. 1500–presentcathastre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcadastre
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcadastral‘relating to the cadastre’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steygʰ-‘to walk’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστείχωsteíkhō‘walk, march, go or come, march in line or order’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστίχος‘line, row’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κατάστιχον‘line by line’
- Venetanmoderncatastico
- Italianc. 1300–presentcatastro
- Occitanc. 1500–presentcathastre
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcadastre
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentcadastral‘relating to the cadastre’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- ‘to walk’
stay, stair, sty, stile, acrostic, stoichiometric, stoichiometry, 8 more
through Ancient Greek στίχος ‘line, row’
Today it means
adj of or relating to a cadastre
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- / cadastral