Where does “sterpătură” come from?

sterpătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian -ătură, from Romanian umflătură, from Romanian umfla, from Latin inflāre.

sterpătură (Romanian): infertile sheep

Definitions

  1. infertile sheep

Ancestry of “sterpătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-ătură—
2Romanianumflăturăswelling
3Romanianumflato inflate, swell, puff up, blow out
4Latininflāre—
Every word from Latin inflāre →Every word from Romanian -ătură →Every word from Romanian umfla →