Where does “strapazierfähig” come from?
strapazierfähig (German) comes from German strapazieren, from Italian strapazzare, from Italian stra-, from Latin extrā, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.
strapazierfähig (German): heavy-duty
Definitions
- heavy-duty
Ancestry of “strapazierfähig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strapazieren | To stress, to strain, to tire, to tax, to... |
| 2 | Italian | strapazzare | to handle roughly; to rough up |
| 3 | Italian | stra- | prefix used to indicate excessiveness,... |
| 4 | Latin | extrā | on the outside |
| 5 | Latin | exter | On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *eksteros | — |