Where does “strainlessly” come from?
strainlessly (English) comes from English strainless, 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...
strainlessly (English): Without strain
Definitions
- Without strain
Ancestry of “strainlessly”, step by step
strainlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strainless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strainless | Without strain |
| 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... |