Where does “steril” come from?

steril (Indonesian) comes from Dutch steriel, from French stérile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

steril (Indonesian): sterile

Definitions

  1. sterile

Ancestry of “steril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterielsterile
2Frenchstérilesterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile,...
3Middle Frenchstérile—
4Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin sterilis →Every word from Middle French stérile →