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Stage 1 of 3
stringere
Latin · ancient
"to draw tight, to bind"
to draw tight, to bind
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Stage 2 of 3
estraindre
Old French · medieval
"to pull something tight"
carried into French for pulling something tight
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Stage 3 of 3
strain
English · 1300s
"to stretch something tight, or excessive mental or physical effort"
settled as the English word for stretching something tight, or excessive effort
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