Where does “Hormuz-stredet” come from?
Hormuz-stredet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål strede, from English strait, from Italian stretto, from Spanish estrecho, from Old Spanish estrecho, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Hormuz-stredet (Norwegian Bokmål): the Strait of Hormuz
Definitions
- the Strait of Hormuz
Ancestry of “Hormuz-stredet”, step by step
Hormuz-stredet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål strede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | strede | a strait narrow channel of water |
| 2 | English | strait | Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close;... |
| 3 | Italian | stretto | narrow; tight; strict |
| 4 | Spanish | estrecho | narrow; tight; close, kin |
| 5 | Old Spanish | estrecho | narrow |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |