Etymology of the English word stratovolcano
the English word
stratovolcanoderived from the English word
stratumderived from the New Latin word
stratum (layer; coverlet; bed, couch)
derived from the New Latin word
stratus (prostrate; spreading; cover)
derived from the Latin word
sternere (spread, strew, scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the English word
volcanoderived from the Italian word
volcanoderived from the Latin word
Volcanus (Vulcan, god of fire; fire)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
