Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *stér(h₃)-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to be broad, spread out). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *stirniju (forehead).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

στέρνον (stérnonn (genitive στέρνου); second declension

  1. (especially of men) A breast, chest.
    1. (poetic) The seat of the affections, heart.
  2. (figurative) The heart.
  3. (anatomy) The breastbone; the sternum.

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Descendants edit

  • New Latin: sternum
  • Greek: στέρνο (stérno)
  • Spanish: esternón

Further reading edit