Etymology

constriction

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Today it means: The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. Full definition →

Late Latin cōnstrictiō ← Latin cōnstringō ← Proto-Italic *strengō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōn-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  8. Proto-Italic*stringō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  11. Proto-Italic*strengō
  12. Latinstringō
  13. Latincōnstringō
  14. Late Latincōnstrictiō
  15. English todayconstriction

Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

Words from the same roots

Latinconstringo all →

constraintconstrain

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