stichic (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[stichic 词源字典]
"made up of lines," 1844 (stichical is from 1787), from Greek stikhikos "of lines, of verses," from stikhos "row, line, rank, verse," related to steikhein "to go, to march in order," from PIE root *steigh- "go, rise, stride, step, walk" (see stair).[stichic etymology, stichic origin, 英语词源]