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Where does “stridor” come from?

Stridor comes from Latin stridor, derived from the verb strīdō, meaning to make a harsh, creaking sound.

stridor (English): A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise; A high-pitched...

Definitions

  1. A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise; A high-pitched...

Ancestry of “stridor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrīdor—
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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