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Where does “exstruo” come from?

exstruo (Latin) comes from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

exstruo (Latin): I pile, heap or build up; I construct

Definitions

  1. I pile, heap or build up; I construct

Ancestry of “exstruo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruō—
2Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “exstruo”

  • exstructurus
  • exstruendus
  • exstruens
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