Where does “στερλίνα” come from?
στερλίνα (Greek) comes from Italian sterlina, from English sterling, from Middle English sterling, from Old English starlinc, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz — long.
στερλίνα (Greek): sterling UK currency
Definitions
- sterling UK currency
Ancestry of “στερλίνα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sterlina | pound, sterling |
| 2 | English | sterling | The currency of the United Kingdom; especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | sterling | starling |
| 4 | Old English | starlinc | — |
| 5 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 6 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |