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Where does “stringu” come from?

stringu (Aromanian) comes 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...

stringu (Aromanian): I squeeze; I tighten; I embrace, hug

Definitions

  1. I squeeze; I tighten; I embrace, hug

Ancestry of “stringu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringō—
2Proto-Italicstringō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stringu”

  • stringãturã
  • distringu
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