Where does “strambare” come from?
strambare (Italian) comes from Romanian strâmba, from Romanian strâmb, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strambare (Italian): To gybe
Definitions
- To gybe
Ancestry of “strambare”, step by step
strambare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian strâmba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strâmba | to bend, twist, distort, make crooked; to... |
| 2 | Romanian | strâmb | crooked, bent |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | strambus | squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted |
| 4 | Latin | strabus | squinting, crooked, slanted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |
via Italian strambo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | strambo | strange, queer, odd; contorted; first-person... |