Where does “microdistrict” come from?
microdistrict (English) comes from English District, from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ancestry of “microdistrict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | District | The District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States |
| 2 | French | district | district |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 4 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 5 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 6 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |