Where does “strâmba” come from?
strâmba (Romanian) comes from Romanian strâmb, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.
strâmba (Romanian): to bend, twist, distort, make crooked; to...
Definitions
- to bend, twist, distort, make crooked; to...
Ancestry of “strâmba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strâmb | crooked, bent |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | strambus | squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted |
| 3 | Latin | strabus | squinting, crooked, slanted |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στραβός | distorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strebʰ- | — |
Words derived from “strâmba”