Etymology of the English word stratus
the English word
stratusderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of stratus in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
altostratus,
cirrostratus,
nimbostratus,
stratocumulusUsage
Word found in Modern English
