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Where does “strictement” come from?

strictement (French) comes from French strict, 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...

strictement (French): strictly; absolutely, utterly

Definitions

  1. strictly; absolutely, utterly

Ancestry of “strictement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstrictstrict
2Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
3Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
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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