Where does “striae” come from?
Striae comes from Latin stria, from Proto-Italic strigjā, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ster-.
striae (English): plural of stria
Definitions
- plural of stria
Ancestry of “striae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stria | A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel... |
| 2 | Latin | stria | A furrow, channel, groove, hollow; Alternative... |
| 3 | Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 4 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 5 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |