myEtymology.com: English etymology of sternite

Etymology of the English word sternite

the English word sternite

derived from the English word sternum

derived from the Latin word sternum

derived from the Greek word sternon, στέρνον (chest)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ster-

using the English suffix -ite

using the English prefix stern-

Word found in Modern English