Etymology of the Latin word substratum
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
*upoDerivations in Latin
substrareDerivations in other languages
English
substratum, French
sous-trait, Spanish
substratoUsage
Word found in New Latin, Medieval Latin, Classic Latin