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Where does “strizzare” come from?

strizzare (Italian) comes from Latin strictiāre, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strizzare (Italian): to wring or wring out; to squeeze or squish

Definitions

  1. to wring or wring out; to squeeze or squish

Ancestry of “strizzare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strizzare”

  • strizzatura
  • strizzatoio
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