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Where does “steriili” come from?

steriili (Finnish) comes from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

steriili (Finnish): sterile

Definitions

  1. sterile

Ancestry of “steriili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “steriili”

  • steriiliys
  • steriilisti
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