Where does “strangling” come from?
Strangling comes from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulo, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι, ultimately from Ancient Greek στραγγάλη meaning a halter or noose.
strangling (English): present participle of strangle; The crime of...
Definitions
- present participle of strangle; The crime of...
Ancestry of “strangling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strangle | To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to... |
| 2 | Middle English | stranglen | To strangle or choke usually at the throat |
| 3 | Old French | estrangler | to strangle |
| 4 | Latin | strangulō | to strangle, throttle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στραγγαλόομαι | to be twisted or knotted up; to be strangled |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |