Where does “strambus” come from?

strambus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

strambus (Vulgar Latin): squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted

Definitions

  1. squinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted

Ancestry of “strambus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
2Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “strambus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →