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Where does “autostrada” come from?

autostrada (Italian) comes from Italian strada, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, 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.

autostrada (Italian): motorway, expressway, freeway, highway, turnpike

Definitions

  1. motorway, expressway, freeway, highway, turnpike

Ancestry of “autostrada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstradaroad, way, street; street
2Latinstrāta—
3Latinstrātus—
4Latinsternō—
5Proto-Italicstornō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “autostrada”

  • autostrada
  • autostradale
  • semiautostrada
  • autostrade
  • autostrade
  • autostrade
  • autostrada
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