Where does “stereoisomero” come from?

stereoisomero (Italian) comes from Italian stereo-, from Ancient Greek στερεο-, from Ancient Greek στερεός, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stereoisomero (Italian): stereoisomer

Definitions

  1. stereoisomer

Ancestry of “stereoisomero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstereo-stereo
2Ancient Greekστερεο-—
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Ancient Greek στερεός →Every word from Italian stereo- →