English
stich
Stich comes from Ancient Greek στίχος ‘line, row, verse’, and goes back to 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 BCEστίχοςstíkhos‘line, row, verse’
- Englishtodaystich
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 BCEστίχοςstíkhos‘line, row, verse’
- Englishtodaystich
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- ‘to walk’
stay, stair, sty, stile, stoichiometric, stoichiometry, acrostic, 8 more
through Ancient Greek στίχος ‘line, row, verse’
Today it means
noun A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- / stich