Where does “stérile” come from?

stérile (Middle French) comes from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “stérile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stérile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Latin sterilis →