Where does “sensu stricto” come from?
sensu stricto (Latin) comes 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...
sensu stricto (Latin): In the narrow sense; narrowly
Definitions
- In the narrow sense; narrowly
Ancestry of “sensu stricto”, step by step
sensu stricto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin strictus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 2 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via Latin sensus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sensus | felt, perceived with the senses, having felt;... |
| 2 | Latin | sentire | present active infinitive of sentiō;... |
| 3 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |