Where does “astringent” come from?
Astringent comes from Latin adstringere, formed from Latin ad- combined with a root ultimately descending through Proto-Indo-European ád and strenk- to the Proto-Indo-European base (s)ter-, meaning to bind or tighten.
astringent (English): A substance which draws tissue together, thus...
Definitions
- A substance which draws tissue together, thus...
Ancestry of “astringent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adstringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |