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Where does “perstringere” come from?

perstringere (Latin) comes 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...

perstringere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “perstringere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “perstringere”

  • perstringe
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