Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “stratum” come from? stratum (Dutch) comes from Dutch straat, from Middle Dutch strate, from Old Dutch strāta, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “stratum”, step by step stratum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch straat Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch straat street, paved way; channel, strait 2 Middle Dutch strate street, paved road 3 Old Dutch strāta street, paved road 4 Proto-West Germanic strātu street, paved road 5 Latin strāta a paved road 6 Latin strātus — 7 Latin sternō to spread, stretch out, spread out 8 Proto-Italic stornō — 9 Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃- — 10 Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- to spread, extend, stretch out 11 Proto-Indo-European ster- sterile, infertile
via Dutch heem Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch heem house, home; yard 2 Middle Dutch hêem home place 3 Old Dutch hēm home, place 4 Proto-West Germanic haim home 5 Proto-Germanic haimaz home; house; village 6 Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos of the home, belonging to the family; village,... 7 Proto-Indo-European ḱey- to be lying down; to settle
via Latin strātum Step Language Word Meaning 1 Latin strātum a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket 2 Ancient Greek σφαῖρα ball, globe, sphere 3 Ancient Greek -ειδής like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... 4 Ancient Greek -ής adjective suffix 5 Proto-Indo-European -ēs Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds 6 Proto-Indo-European -ess — 7 Proto-Indo-European -os Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...