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Where does “strete” come from?

strete (Middle English) comes from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.

strete (Middle English): A road or path connecting two settlements or...

Definitions

  1. A road or path connecting two settlements or...

Ancestry of “strete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrǣtroad; a road, a town-road, a street, a paved...
2Proto-West Germanicstrātustreet, paved road
3Latinstrāta—
4Latinstrātus—
5Latinsternō—
6Proto-Italicstornō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strete”

  • street
  • streets
  • st
  • streetcar
  • streetlight
  • streetwise
  • streetlamp
  • streetscape
  • backstreet
  • streetwalker
  • streetside
  • streetcorner
  • streetwalking
  • bystreet
  • streeted
  • streetwear
  • streetsmart
  • streetlighting
  • streetfighting
  • streetlife
  • streetwall
  • upstreet
  • streetward
  • streetfighter
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