Where does “distringu” come from?

distringu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian stringu, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

distringu (Aromanian): I loosen, slacken, release, unscrew

Definitions

  1. I loosen, slacken, release, unscrew

Ancestry of “distringu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianstringuI squeeze; I tighten; I embrace, hug
2Latinstringōto draw tight together, to tie together
3Proto-Italicstringō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic stringō →