Where does “στείρωσις” come from?

στείρωσις (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στεῖρος, from Proto-Hellenic steřřos, from Proto-Indo-European ster-yos, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “στείρωσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστεῖροςbarren, infertile
2Proto-Hellenicsteřřos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-yos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “στείρωσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-yos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic steřřos →