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Where does “estreiteza” come from?

estreiteza (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese estreito, from Old Portuguese estreito, 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...

estreiteza (Portuguese): narrowness; closeness; narrow-mindedness

Definitions

  1. narrowness; closeness; narrow-mindedness

Ancestry of “estreiteza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestreitonarrow; close; strait
2Old Portugueseestreito—
3Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
4Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
6Proto-Italicstringō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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