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Where does “stranglingly” come from?

stranglingly (English) comes from English strangling, from English strangle, from Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulō, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.

stranglingly (English): In a manner that strangles

Definitions

  1. In a manner that strangles

Ancestry of “stranglingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstranglingpresent participle of strangle; The crime of...
2EnglishstrangleTo kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to...
3Middle Englishstranglen—
4Old Frenchestranglerto strangle
5Latinstrangulō—
6Ancient Greekστραγγαλόομαιto be twisted or knotted up; to be strangled
7Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
8Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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