Etymology of the English word stretto
the English word
strettoderived from the Italian word
strettoderived from the Latin word
strictus (tight, close, strait)
derived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-Date
The earliest known usage of stretto in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
