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Where does “étriller” come from?

étriller (French) comes from Old French estriller, from Latin strigiliāre, 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...

étriller (French): to curry , to groom; to crush, to trounce; to...

Definitions

  1. to curry , to groom; to crush, to trounce; to...

Ancestry of “étriller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestriller—
2Latinstrigiliāre—
3Latinstrigilisstrigil
4Latinstringō—
5Proto-Italicstringō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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