Etymology

reconstriction

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Today it means: The process of constricting again. Full definition →

English constriction ← Late Latin cōnstrictiō ← Latin cōnstringō
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincōn-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  13. Proto-Italic*stringō
  14. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  16. Proto-Italic*strengō
  17. Latinstringō
  18. Latincōnstringō
  19. Late Latincōnstrictiō
  20. Englishconstriction
  21. English todayreconstriction

From re- + constriction.

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