Where does “strénxar” come from?

strénxar (Venetian) comes 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...

strénxar (Venetian): to grip; to tighten

Definitions

  1. to grip; to tighten

Ancestry of “strénxar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringōto draw tight together, to tie together
2Proto-Italicstringō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic stringō →