Where does “Strâmtura” come from?
Strâmtura (Romanian) comes from Romanian strâmtură, from Vulgar Latin strinctura, from Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Strâmtura (Romanian): a narrow pass or strait, tight or narrow passage, enclosed area
Definitions
- a narrow pass or strait, tight or narrow passage, enclosed area
Ancestry of “Strâmtura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strâmtură | a narrow pass or strait, tight or narrow passage,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | strinctura | — |
| 3 | Latin | strictūra | A contraction, compression, stricture |
| 4 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 5 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |