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Where does “perstringe” come from?

perstringe (English) comes from Latin perstringere, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

perstringe (English): To censure; criticize

Definitions

  1. To censure; criticize

Ancestry of “perstringe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
4Proto-Italicstringō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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