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Where does “estuera” come from?

estuera (Old Spanish) comes from Latin storea, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “estuera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstoreamat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “estuera”

  • esterar
  • estera
  • esteira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →