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Where does “stringente” come from?

stringente (Italian) comes from Latin stringens, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stringente (Italian): present participle of stringere; stringent;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of stringere; stringent;...

Ancestry of “stringente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringenspressing
2Latinstringō—
3Proto-Italicstringō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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