Etymology of the English word strainer
the English word
strainerderived from the English word
strainderived from the Old French word
estreindrederived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*streun-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
