English
strap
Strap comes from Old English strop ‘a band, thong, strap’, from Ancient Greek στρόφος ‘rope’, and ultimately from στρέφω ‘to twist’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρέφωstréphō‘to twist’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρόφοςstróphos‘rope’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstroppus
- Old Englishc. 450–1150strop‘a band, thong, strap’next step skipped: Old French estrope
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strope
- Englishearliest quotation 1712strap
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρέφωstréphō‘to twist’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρόφοςstróphos‘rope’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstroppus
- Old Englishc. 450–1150strop‘a band, thong, strap’next step skipped: Old French estrope
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strope
- Englishearliest quotation 1712strap
Earliest quotation: 1712, WEDNESDAY, October 2, 1712: “a lively cobbler, that […] had scarce passed a…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek στρέφω
Today it means
noun A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στρέφω / strap