Where does “stringent” come from?
stringent (Romanian) comes from Italian stringente, from Latin stringens, 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...
stringent (Romanian): stringent
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Ancestry of “stringent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stringente | present participle of stringere; stringent;... |
| 2 | Latin | stringens | pressing |
| 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... |