Etymology

stertorous

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Today it means: Sounding like snoring or snorting. Full definition →

Latin stertō
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  1. Latin · derived fromstertō“to snore”
  2. English todaystertorous

From Latin stertō (“to snore”).

Words from the same roots

Latinstertō all →

stertor

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