Etymology of the English word substratum
the English word
substratumderived from the Latin word
substratumderived from the Classical Latin word
substernere (spread out)
derived from the Latin word
sternere (spread, strew, scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of substratum in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
substrateUsage
Word found in Modern English
