Where does “strambo” come from?

strambo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

strambo (Italian): strange, queer, odd; contorted; first-person...

Definitions

  1. strange, queer, odd; contorted; first-person...

Ancestry of “strambo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
2Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
3Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “strambo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →