English
stratify
Stratify comes from French stratifier ‘to stratify’, from Latin sternō ‘spread’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sterh₃-‘to spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*str̥néh₃ti‘to strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stornōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsternō‘spread’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstratumperfect passive participle of sternō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentstrate‘stratum’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentstratifier‘to stratify’
- Englishtodaystratify
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sterh₃-‘to spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*str̥néh₃ti‘to strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stornōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsternō‘spread’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstratumperfect passive participle of sternō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentstrate‘stratum’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentstratifier‘to stratify’
- Englishtodaystratify
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to spread’
street, straw, strand, sternum, stroma, substratum, 10 more
through Latin sternō ‘spread’
Today it means
verb To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- / stratify