Where does “sternitic” come from?
sternitic (English) comes from English sternite, from English Stern, from English tern, from Middle English terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni, from Latin ter.
sternitic (English): Relating to a sternite
Ancestry of “sternitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sternite | The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod |
| 2 | English | Stern | — |
| 3 | English | tern | Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae... |
| 4 | Middle English | terne | — |
| 5 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 6 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 7 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 8 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 9 | Latin | terr | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |