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Where does “radiosterilized” come from?

radiosterilized (English) comes from English radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radiosterilized (English): Sterilized by radiosterilization

Definitions

  1. Sterilized by radiosterilization

Ancestry of “radiosterilized”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishradio-radiation, radioactive; radio; radius
2Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
3English-án—
4Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →