Street
/striːt/noun
A public road in a city, town, or village, usually lined with buildings.
Did you know?The English word *street* comes from Latin *strata* (“paved way”), from *stratum* (“something spread out”), the same root behind the idea of laying something down flat.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stere-
“to spread, stretch, or spread out”
Latin
Latin
stratum
“something spread out; a layer; paving”
Late Latin
Latin
via strata
“paved road, literally a spread road”
Old English
English
stræt
“a paved road, especially a Roman road”
Middle English
English
street
“a paved road in a town or city”
Modern English
English
street
“a public road in a built-up area”
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