Where does “stere” come from?

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

stere (English): A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal...

Definitions

  1. A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal...

Ancestry of “stere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstèrecubic metre; first-person singular present...
2Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from French stère →