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Where does “στόρνυμι” come from?

στόρνυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

στόρνυμι (Ancient Greek): to smooth out, spread

Definitions

  1. to smooth out, spread

Ancestry of “στόρνυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “στόρνυμι”

  • stromal
  • stroma
  • stromata
  • intrastromal
  • stromatic
  • stromatology
  • phytostromatic
  • xylostroma
  • stromat-
  • στρώμα
  • στρῶμα
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