Where does “steril” come from?

steril (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

steril (Norwegian Bokmål): sterile

Definitions

  1. sterile

Ancestry of “steril”, step by step

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

Words derived from “steril”

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