Where does “stérile” come from?
stérile (French) comes from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
stérile (French): sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile,...
Definitions
- sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile,...
Ancestry of “stérile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | stérile | — |
| 2 | Latin | sterilis | barren, sterile; unprofitable, futile |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “stérile”