Etymology of the English word sterile
the English word
sterilederived from the Old French word
sterilederived from the Latin word
sterilis (barren, sterile; fruitless)
Date
The earliest known usage of sterile in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
sterilant,
sterilization,
sterilizeCognates
Dutch
steriel, French
stérile, German
steril, Norwegian
steril, Swedish
sterilUsage
Word found in Modern English
