Where does “autostrade” come from?
autostrade (French) comes from Italian autostrada, from Italian strada, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.
autostrade (French): motorway
Definitions
- motorway
Ancestry of “autostrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | autostrada | motorway, expressway, freeway, highway, turnpike |
| 2 | Italian | strada | road, way, street; street |
| 3 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 4 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |