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Where does “stereolitografia” come from?

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

stereolitografia (Italian): stereolithography

Definitions

  1. stereolithography

Ancestry of “stereolitografia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstereo-stereo-
2Ancient Greekστερεο-—
3Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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