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Where does “Sturnus” come from?

Sturnus (Translingual) comes from Latin Sturnus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.

Sturnus (Translingual): principal genus of starlings

Definitions

  1. principal genus of starlings

Ancestry of “Sturnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSturnus—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling

Words derived from “Sturnus”

  • Sturnidae
  • Sturnella
  • Sturnornis
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