English
estrangle
Estrangle comes from Old French estrangler ‘to strangle’, and goes back to Ancient Greek στραγγάλη ‘a halter’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραγγάληstrangálē‘a halter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραγγαλόομαι‘to strangle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estrangler‘to strangle’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500estranglen
- Englishtodayestrangle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραγγάληstrangálē‘a halter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραγγαλόομαι‘to strangle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estrangler‘to strangle’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500estranglen
- Englishtodayestrangle
Linked words
through Latin strangulō
Today it means
verb To strangle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στραγγάλη / estrangle