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Where does “strapless” come from?

Strapless derives from English strap, from Old English strope, from Latin struppus, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-, meaning to turn or twist.

strapless (English): Without a strap or straps; usually describing...

Definitions

  1. Without a strap or straps; usually describing...

Ancestry of “strapless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrapA long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth,...
2Englishstropeloop on a harness
3Middle Englishstrope—
4Old Frenchestropestrap, loop on a harness
5Latinstroppusstrap, band, thong; garter; wreath
6Ancient Greekστρόφοςthong; rope; twisted band, cord
7Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
8Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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