Where does “strãmbu” come from?

strãmbu (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

strãmbu (Aromanian): crooked, bent, twisted, not straight; I twist,...

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent, twisted, not straight; I twist,...

Ancestry of “strãmbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
2Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
3Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “strãmbu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →