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
- So as to strain; with a straining action
Ancestry of “strainingly”, step by step
strainingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English straining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straining | present participle of strain; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | strain | Race; lineage, pedigree; A particular variety of... |
| 3 | Middle English | straynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | estreindre | to strain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | strinctus | tightened, compressed |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |