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Where does “estroit” come from?

estroit (Old French) comes 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...

estroit (Old French): narrow

Definitions

  1. narrow

Ancestry of “estroit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
2Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
4Proto-Italicstringō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “estroit”

  • étroitement
  • étroitesse
  • étroit
  • estroit
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