Where does “monostrand” come from?

monostrand (English) comes from English Strand, from Middle English strand, from Old English strand, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

monostrand (English): An tendon that is composed of a single wire or bar

Definitions

  1. An tendon that is composed of a single wire or bar

Ancestry of “monostrand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStrand(as "the Strand") A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street
2Middle Englishstrandbeach, shoreline
3Old Englishstrandbeach; shore
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-
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