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Where does “superstrada” come from?

superstrada (Italian) comes from Italian strada, 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.

superstrada (Italian): expressway

Definitions

  1. expressway

Ancestry of “superstrada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstradaroad, way, street; street
2Latinstrāta—
3Latinstrātus—
4Latinsternō—
5Proto-Italicstornō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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