English
strongyle
Strongyle comes from Ancient Greek στρογγύλος ‘round’, from στράγξ ‘trickle, drop’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-1‘to twist’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστράγξ2stránx‘trickle, drop’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρογγύλος3strongúlos‘round’
- Englishtodaystrongyle3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στράγξ, which cites Beekes
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στρογγύλος, which cites Frisk, Beekes
- 3 Wiktionary, English strongyle
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στράγξ, which cites Beekes‘to twist’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστράγξWiktionary, Ancient Greek στρογγύλος, which cites Frisk, Beekesstránx‘trickle, drop’uncertain
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστρογγύλοςWiktionary, English strongylestrongúlos‘round’
- EnglishtodaystrongyleWiktionary, English strongyle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
district, stress, strength, strict, string, strain, prestige, strait, 47 more
Today it means
noun A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “strongyle”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek στράγξ, Ancient Greek στρογγύλος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / strongyle