Where does “streta” come from?
streta (Esperanto) comes from Ido streta, from English strait, from Italian stretto, from Spanish estrecho, from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
streta (Esperanto): narrow
Definitions
- narrow
Ancestry of “streta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | streta | narrow, strait; limited, scanty |
| 2 | English | strait | Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close;... |
| 3 | Italian | stretto | narrow; tight; strict |
| 4 | Spanish | estrecho | narrow; tight; close, kin |
| 5 | Old Spanish | estrecho | narrow |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |