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Where does “Styria” come from?

Styria (Latin) comes from Latin stīria, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “Styria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstīria—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Styria”

  • Styria
  • Styrian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →