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Estrangelo
Estrangelo comes from Classical Syriac ܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐ, and goes back to Ancient Greek στρογγύλος ‘rounded’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρογγύλοςstrongúlos‘rounded’
- Classical Syriacmodernܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐʾesṭrangēlā
- Turoyomodernܐܶܣܛܪܰܢܓܶܠܳܐesṭrangelo
- EnglishtodayEstrangelo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρογγύλοςstrongúlos‘rounded’
- Classical Syriacmodernܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐʾesṭrangēlā
- Turoyomodernܐܶܣܛܪܰܢܓܶܠܳܐesṭrangelo
- EnglishtodayEstrangelo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
district, strong, strength, stress, strict, string, strain, prestige, strait, 47 more
Today it means
noun The oldest and classical form of Syriac script.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στρογγύλος / Estrangelo