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Where does “stretta” come from?

stretta (Italian) comes from Italian stretto, from Spanish estrecho, from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stretta (Italian): grip; clampdown, crackdown; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. grip; clampdown, crackdown; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “stretta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstrettonarrow; tight; strict
2Spanishestrechonarrow; tight; close, kin
3Old Spanishestrecho—
4Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
5Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
7Proto-Italicstringō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stretta”

  • strette
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