Where does “stroma” come from?

Stroma comes from Latin stromat-, from Ancient Greek στρῶμα, from the verb στόρνυμι meaning "to spread or strew," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-.

stroma (English): The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that...

Definitions

  1. The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that...

Ancestry of “stroma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrōmablanket; bedcover; coverlet
2Ancient Greekστρῶμαmattress, bed; bedclothes; horsecloth
3Proto-Hellenicstrṓmə
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stroma

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