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Where does “étrille” come from?

étrille (French) comes from Old French estrille, from Latin strigilis, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

étrille (French): currycomb, strigil; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. currycomb, strigil; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “étrille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestrille—
2Latinstrigilisstrigil
3Latinstringō—
4Proto-Italicstringō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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