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...
Definitions
- Something that constrains; a restriction; An...
Ancestry of “constraint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | constreynt | — |
| 2 | Old French | constreinte | — |
| 3 | Latin | constringō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “constraint”