Where does “strano” come from?

strano (Italian) comes from Italian stranio, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.

strano (Italian): strange, odd, dodgy; whimsical

Definitions

  1. strange, odd, dodgy; whimsical

Ancestry of “strano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstraniofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinextrāneusforeign
3Latin-āneusforming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Proto-Italic*-eosForms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material

Words derived from “strano”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Latin -āneus →