Strate
/streɪt/noun
To lay out or arrange in layers or strata; an archaic or technical verb.
Did you know?The Latin participle strātus, meaning “spread out” or “laid down,” produced both English strate and strata, while Latin strāta referred to a paved road—the ancestor of street.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sterh₃-
“To spread out, stretch, or lay flat.”
Classical Latin
Latin
sternere
“To spread, lay down, or cover a surface.”
Classical Latin
Latin
strātus
“Spread out, laid down, or covered.”
Late Latin
Latin
strāta
“A paved or laid road; literally, a laid-out surface.”
Middle English
English
strate
“Laid in layers or arranged in strata.”
Modern English
English
strate
“To arrange or lay out in layers; chiefly archaic or technical.”