Where does “strata” come from?
strata (Late Latin) comes from Latin stratus, from Latin sterno, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strata (Late Latin): paved road; a paved road; inflection of...
Definitions
- paved road; a paved road; inflection of...
Ancestry of “strata”, step by step
strata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin stratus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stratus | spread, stretched out, spread out, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | sterno | I spread, stretch out, spread out; I calm, still,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |