Where does “strânsătură” come from?
strânsătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian strâns, from Romanian strânge, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strânsătură (Romanian): grasp
Definitions
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Ancestry of “strânsătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | strâns | closely, tightly |
| 2 | Romanian | strânge | to tighten, squeeze; to fasten; to collect,... |
| 3 | Latin | stringō | to draw tight together, to tie together |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |