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Where does “strainingly” come from?

strainingly (English) comes from English straining, from English strain, from Middle English straynen, from Old French estreindre, from Vulgar Latin strinctus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strainingly (English): So as to strain; with a straining action

Definitions

  1. So as to strain; with a straining action

Ancestry of “strainingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstrainingpresent participle of strain; The act by which...
2EnglishstrainRace; lineage, pedigree; A particular variety of...
3Middle Englishstraynen—
4Old Frenchestreindreto strain
5Vulgar Latinstrinctustightened, compressed
6Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
7Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
9Proto-Italicstringō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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