Where does “fuoristrada” come from?

fuoristrada (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.

fuoristrada (Italian): off-road vehicle; off-roader

Definitions

  1. off-road vehicle; off-roader

Ancestry of “fuoristrada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstradaroad, way, street; street
2Latinstrātaa paved road
3Latinstrātus—
4Latinsternōto spread, stretch out, spread out
5Proto-Italicstornō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃- →