Where does “strenzi” come from?
strenzi (Friulian) comes 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...
strenzi (Friulian): to tighten, to press; to clench, to grip
Definitions
- to tighten, to press; to clench, to grip
Ancestry of “strenzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | stringō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |