Where does “constraint” come from?
Constraint comes from Middle English constreynt, from Old French constreinte, the past participle of Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere, meaning to bind together.
constraint (English): Something that constrains; a restriction; An...
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- Something that constrains; a restriction; An...
Ancestry of “constraint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | constreynt | — |
| 2 | Old French | constreinte | — |
| 3 | Latin | constringō | To draw or bind together, to bind, tie up |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |