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Where does “strano” come from?

strano (Italian) comes from Italian stranio, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.

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...
2Latinextrāneus—
3Latin-āneus—
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Proto-Italic*-eos—

Words derived from “strano”

  • stranio
  • strano
  • straniare
  • straniamento
  • straniu
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →