Where does “strappiness” come from?
strappiness (English) comes from English strappy, from English strap, from English strope, from Middle English strope, from Old French estrope, from Latin stroppus, from Ancient Greek στρόφος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
strappiness (English): The state of being strappy
Definitions
- The state of being strappy
Ancestry of “strappiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strappy | Of clothing, featuring or characterized by straps |
| 2 | English | strap | A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth,... |
| 3 | English | strope | loop on a harness |
| 4 | Middle English | strope | — |
| 5 | Old French | estrope | strap, loop on a harness |
| 6 | Latin | stroppus | strap, band, thong; garter; wreath |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στρόφος | thong; rope; twisted band, cord |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |