Where does “strangle” come from?
Strangle comes from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulo, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι, ultimately from Ancient Greek στραγγάλη meaning a halter or noose.
strangle (English): To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to...
Definitions
- To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to...
Ancestry of “strangle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stranglen | To strangle or choke usually at the throat |
| 2 | Old French | estrangler | to strangle |
| 3 | Latin | strangulō | to strangle, throttle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στραγγαλόομαι | to be twisted or knotted up; to be strangled |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |