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Where does “dekastere” come from?

dekastere (English) comes from English stere, from French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

dekastere (English): Alternative form of decastere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of decastere

Ancestry of “dekastere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereA measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal...
2Frenchstèrecubic metre; first-person singular present...
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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