Where does “Sternula” come from?
Sternula (Translingual) comes from Translingual Sterna, from New Latin sterna, from English Stern, from English tern, from Middle English terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni.
Sternula (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Sternula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Sterna | genus, Sternula, and Thalasseus}} |
| 2 | New Latin | sterna | — |
| 3 | English | Stern | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner |
| 4 | English | tern | Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae... |
| 5 | Middle English | terne | — |
| 6 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 7 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 8 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 9 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 10 | Latin | terr | — |
| 11 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |