Where does “stuoia” come from?
stuoia (Italian) comes from Latin storea, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
stuoia (Italian): mat; rush matting
Ancestry of “stuoia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | storea | mat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |