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
- stereo, stereophonic; stereo; stereophony
Ancestry of “stereo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Stereum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στερεόν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στερεός | firm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |