στενός

Created: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 16:41

Updated: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:00

Lemma: στενός

Translation: close; tight; narrow; intimate (adjective)

Etymology: From Ancient Greek 'στενός' (stenos), related to Proto-Indo-European *sten- meaning 'to groan, moan' due to the constricted sound made in narrow passages. This root gives us scientific terms like 'stenography' (narrow/compressed writing) and 'stenosis' (medical narrowing of passages).