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

  1. heavy-duty

Ancestry of “strapazierfähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanstrapazierenTo stress, to strain, to tire, to tax, to...
2Italianstrapazzareto handle roughly; to rough up
3Italianstra-prefix used to indicate excessiveness,...
4Latinextrāon the outside
5LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
6Proto-Italic*eksteros
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksterosEvery word from Latin exterEvery word from Latin extrā