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Where does “estrille” come from?

estrille (Old French) comes from Latin strigilis, 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...

Ancestry of “estrille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrigilisstrigil
2Latinstringō—
3Proto-Italicstringō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “estrille”

  • striglia
  • strigliare
  • étrille
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