Where does “стерильный” come from?
стерильный (Russian) comes from French stérile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
стерильный (Russian): sterile
Ancestry of “стерильный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | stérile | sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile; sterile,... |
| 2 | Middle French | stérile | — |
| 3 | Latin | sterilis | barren, sterile; unprofitable, futile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |