Where does “στείρος” come from?

στείρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στεῖρος, from Proto-Hellenic steřřos, from Proto-Indo-European ster-yos, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

στείρος (Greek): infertile, sterile, barren unable to procreate

Definitions

  1. infertile, sterile, barren unable to procreate

Ancestry of “στείρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστεῖροςbarren, infertile
2Proto-Hellenicsteřřos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-yos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “στείρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-yos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic steřřos →