Etymology

stere

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Today it means: A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre. Full definition →

French stère ← Ancient Greek στερεός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστερεός“solid”
  2. French · borrowed fromstère
  3. English todaystere

From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστερεός all →

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