Where does “étreindre” come from?
étreindre (French) comes from Old French estreindre, from Vulgar Latin strinctus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
étreindre (French): to hug; to clutch, grip
Ancestry of “étreindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | estreindre | to strain |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | strinctus | tightened, compressed |
| 3 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 4 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “étreindre”