Where does “astringence” come from?

astringence (English) comes from English astringent, from Latin adstringere, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

astringence (English): An astringent taste

Definitions

  1. An astringent taste

Ancestry of “astringence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastringentA substance which draws tissue together, thus...
2Latinadstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
5Proto-Italicstringō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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