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Where does “xostra” come from?

xostra (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin substrare, from Latin substratus, from Latin substerno, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

xostra (Galician): flexible twig or stick; strap, twisted stick used...

Definitions

  1. flexible twig or stick; strap, twisted stick used...

Ancestry of “xostra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsubstrareto set a layer
2Latinsubstratus—
3LatinsubsternoI strew, scatter, spread out or under; I bestrew,...
4Latinsternō—
5Proto-Italicstornō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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