Where does “steriiliys” come from?

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

steriiliys (Finnish): sterility

Definitions

  1. sterility

Ancestry of “steriiliys”, step by step

steriiliys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish steriili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsteriilisterile
2Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin sterilis →Every word from Finnish steriili →