Where does “strūma” come from?

strūma (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.

strūma (Latin): a scrofulous tumor, struma

Definitions

  1. a scrofulous tumor, struma

Ancestry of “strūma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
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 “strūma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →