sterno.
to spread, stretch out, spread out
Meaning & usage
to spread, stretch out, spread out
to calm, still, moderate
to cover, spread with, scatter with, bestrew with, besprinkle
to pave, cover
to stretch on the ground, throw to the ground, cast down, strike down, prostrate
to overthrow
to knock to the ground, demolish, raze, level, flatten
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *str̥néh₃ti Proto-Italic *stornō Latin sterno Inherited from Proto-Italic *stornō, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥néh₃ti, from *sterh₃- (“to spread”) + *-né- (nasal infix). Cognate with Sanskrit आस्तॄ (āstṝ, “spread”), Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (stər^ənāⁱti, “spread, extend”), Ancient Greek στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “scatter”), στρατός (stratós, “army, people, body of men”), Old Church Slavonic прострѣти (prostrěti, “stretch, expand”), просторъ (prostorŭ, “spaciousness”), Old English strewian (English strew), Old Norse strá.
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