Where does “sterilire” come from?

sterilire (Italian) comes from Italian sterile, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sterilire (Italian): to sterilize

Definitions

  1. to sterilize

Ancestry of “sterilire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansterilesterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile,...
2Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin sterilis →Every word from Italian sterile →
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