Where does “estrada” come from?

estrada (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish estrada, from Late Latin strata, from Latin stratus, from Latin sterno, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

estrada (Spanish): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “estrada”, step by step

estrada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish estrada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishestrada
2Late Latinstratapaved road; a paved road; inflection of...
3Latinstratusspread, stretched out, spread out, having been...
4LatinsternoI spread, stretch out, spread out; I calm, still,...
5Proto-Italicstornō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Latin strāta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrātaa paved road
2Latinstrātus
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-
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