Etymology

sterility

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Today it means: The state or quality of being sterile. Full definition →

Middle English sterylite, sterylyte ← Latin sterilitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromsterilitās
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsterylite, sterylyte
  3. English todaysterility

From Middle English sterylite, sterylyte, from Latin sterilitās. By surface analysis, sterile + -ity.

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