Where does “strãmbãtate” come from?
strãmbãtate (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian strãmbu, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
Ancestry of “strãmbãtate”, step by step
strãmbãtate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian strãmbu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | strãmbu | crooked, bent, twisted, not straight; I twist,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | strambus | squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted |
| 3 | Latin | strabus | squinting, crooked, slanted |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |