Where does “stéréosélectivité” come from?

stéréosélectivité (French) comes from French stéréo-, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stéréosélectivité (French): stereoselectivity

Definitions

  1. stereoselectivity

Ancestry of “stéréosélectivité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstéréo-stereo-
2Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from French stéréo- →