Where does “strepto-” come from?
strepto- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek στρεπτός, from Ancient Greek στρέφω, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strepto- (Italian): strepto-
Ancestry of “strepto-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στρεπτός | Easily twisted, pliant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στρέφω | to twist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |
Words derived from “strepto-”