English
stranglement
Stranglement comes from Old French estranglement ‘strangulation’, 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’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400estranglement‘strangulation’
- Englishtodaystranglement
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400estranglement‘strangulation’
- Englishtodaystranglement
Linked words
through Latin strangulō
Today it means
noun Strangulation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στραγγάλη / stranglement