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Where does “strumose” come from?

strumose (English) comes from Latin strumosus, from Latin strūma, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strumose (English): strumous; scrofulous; Having a struma

Definitions

  1. strumous; scrofulous; Having a struma

Ancestry of “strumose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrumosusstrumous, having strumae
2Latinstrūma—
3Latinstruō—
4Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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