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
- flexible twig or stick; strap, twisted stick used...
Ancestry of “xostra”, step by step
xostra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin substrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | substrare | to set a layer |
| 2 | Latin | substratus | — |
| 3 | Latin | substerno | I strew, scatter, spread out or under; I bestrew,... |
| 4 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Old Occitan jostar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | jostar | to joust |