Where does “stramen” come from?
stramen (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European stérh₃mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “stramen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | stérh₃mn̥ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |