"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).
Steven
stew
steward
stewardess
stewardship
stichic
stichomythia
stick
stickball
sticker
stick-in-the-mud