Where does “stereo” come from?

stereo (Italian) comes from Translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεόν, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stereo (Italian): stereo, stereophonic; stereo; stereophony

Definitions

  1. stereo, stereophonic; stereo; stereophony

Ancestry of “stereo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualStereumgenus|leaf fungus or wax fungus}}
2Ancient Greekστερεόν—
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stereo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεόν →