Etymology

nonconstricting

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Today it means: That does not constrict. Full definition →

English constricting ← Latin cōnstrictus ← Proto-Italic *strengō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  16. Proto-Italic*kom
  17. Proto-Italic*kom-
  18. Latincōn-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  21. Proto-Italic*stringō
  22. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  24. Proto-Italic*strengō
  25. Latinstringō
  26. Latincōnstringō
  27. Latincōnstrictus
  28. Englishconstricting
  29. English todaynonconstricting

From non- + constricting.

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