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Where does “substerno” come from?

substerno (Latin) comes from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

substerno (Latin): I strew, scatter, spread out or under; I bestrew,...

Definitions

  1. I strew, scatter, spread out or under; I bestrew,...

Ancestry of “substerno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsternō—
2Proto-Italicstornō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “substerno”

  • substrate
  • substratum
  • cosubstrate
  • substratal
  • pseudosubstrate
  • bisubstrate
  • substratist
  • multisubstrate
  • nonsubstrate
  • substrated
  • substratism
  • substratomaniac
  • substratophobe
  • substratophile
  • substratophilia
  • substratophobia
  • heterosubstrate
  • substernens
  • substernendus
  • substratus
  • substráit
  • substrare
  • substratum
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