Where does “sternum” come from?

Sternum comes from Latin sternum, from Ancient Greek στέρνον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stern-, derived from sterh₃-, which developed from the root ster-.

sternum (English): The breastbone; The sclerotized plate of spiders,...

Definitions

  1. The breastbone; The sclerotized plate of spiders,...

Ancestry of “sternum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsternum—
2Ancient Greekστέρνονbreast, chest; seat of the affections, heart;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstern-forehead, chest, side

Words derived from “sternum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stern- →Every word from Ancient Greek στέρνον →Every word from New Latin sternum →