Where does “στείρωση” come from?

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

στείρωση (Greek): neutering, spaying, act of making unable to procreate

Definitions

  1. neutering, spaying, act of making unable to procreate

Ancestry of “στείρωση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekστείρωσις
2Ancient Greekστεῖροςbarren, infertile
3Proto-Hellenicsteřřos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-yos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-yosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic steřřos