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Where does “strada” come from?

strada (Italian) comes from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strada (Italian): road, way, street; street

Definitions

  1. road, way, street; street

Ancestry of “strada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrāta—
2Latinstrātus—
3Latinsternō—
4Proto-Italicstornō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strada”

  • autostrada
  • autostrada
  • autostradale
  • superstrada
  • strade
  • stradista
  • fuoristrada
  • semiautostrada
  • autostrade
  • autostrade
  • autostrade
  • autostrada
  • stradă
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