sterila

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Definitions
  • sterile unable to reproduce
  • sterile germless
  • unproductive, fruitless

Etymology

Borrowed from French stérile derived from Latin sterilis (sterile, futile, barren) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (stiff, barren, spread out, broaden, rigid, steady, strong).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ster-

Gloss

stiff, barren, spread out, broaden, rigid, steady, strong

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

強

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