Where does “esterilizar” come from?

esterilizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese estéril, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

esterilizar (Portuguese): to sterilize

Definitions

  1. to sterilize

Ancestry of “esterilizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestérilbarren, sterile; infertile; sterile, germless
2Latinsterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “esterilizar”

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