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Where does “strâmt” come from?

strâmt (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin strinctus, 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...

strâmt (Romanian): narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight

Ancestry of “strâmt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strâmt”

  • strâmtoare
  • strâmta
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