Where does “district” come from?
district (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ancestry of “district”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | district | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 3 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 4 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 5 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |