Where does “straitly” come from?
straitly (English) comes from English strait, from Italian stretto, from Spanish estrecho, from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
straitly (English): Strictly; Closely; intimately
Definitions
- Strictly; Closely; intimately
Ancestry of “straitly”, step by step
straitly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strait | Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close;... |
| 2 | Italian | stretto | narrow; tight; strict |
| 3 | Spanish | estrecho | narrow; tight; close, kin |
| 4 | Old Spanish | estrecho | narrow |
| 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... |