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Where does “restrict” come from?

Restrict comes from Latin restrictus, past participle of restringo, formed from the prefix re- and a root from Proto-Indo-European strenk-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European streyg- and wer-.

restrict (English): To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to...

Definitions

  1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to...

Ancestry of “restrict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrestrictusrestricted, restrained, bound tightly, having...
2Latinrestringō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “restrict”

  • restrictor
  • restrictable
  • unrestrict
  • unrestrictable
  • restrictory
  • derestrict
  • restrikti
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