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Where does “districtus” come from?

districtus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin districtus, 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...

districtus (Medieval Latin): a district within which the lord may distrain,...

Definitions

  1. a district within which the lord may distrain,...

Ancestry of “districtus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistrictusbusy, stretched; distracted
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 “districtus”

  • district
  • subdistrict
  • districtwide
  • interdistrict
  • multidistrict
  • redistrict
  • intradistrict
  • ecodistrict
  • districthood
  • districtlike
  • minidistrict
  • district
  • distrikt
  • distrikt
  • district
  • destrict
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