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Where does “stereodescriptor” come from?

stereodescriptor (English) comes from English stereo-, from Ancient Greek στερεο-, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stereodescriptor (English): A prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to...

Definitions

  1. A prefix, typically R and S or E and Z, used to...

Ancestry of “stereodescriptor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstereo-Forming words relating to the solid, the...
2Ancient Greekστερεο-—
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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