Where does “strâmtorare” come from?
strâmtorare (Romanian) comes from Romanian strâmtora, from Romanian strâmtoare, from Romanian strâmt, from Vulgar Latin strinctus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strâmtorare (Romanian): difficult situation
Definitions
- difficult situation
Ancestry of “strâmtorare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strâmtora | to restrict one's actions |
| 2 | Romanian | strâmtoare | strait, narrow, narrows; narrow or tight passage;... |
| 3 | Romanian | strâmt | narrow, tight |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | strinctus | tightened, compressed |
| 5 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 6 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |