Where does “stricture” come from?
stricture (Latin) comes from Latin stricturus, 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...
stricture (Latin): vocative masculine singular of strictūrus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of strictūrus
Ancestry of “stricture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stricturus | about to press |
| 2 | Latin | stringō | to draw tight together, to tie together |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |