Where does “steriiliys” come from?
steriiliys (Finnish) comes from Finnish steriili, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
steriiliys (Finnish): sterility
Ancestry of “steriiliys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | steriili | sterile |
| 2 | Latin | sterilis | barren, sterile; unprofitable, futile |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |