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Where does “distrito” come from?

distrito (Spanish) comes from Latin districtus, 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...

distrito (Spanish): district

Definitions

  1. district

Ancestry of “distrito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistrictusbusy, stretched; distracted
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 “distrito”

  • distrito
  • distritu
  • distrito
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