Where does “restriction” come from?
Restriction comes from Middle English restriccioun, from Middle French restriction, from Old French restriction, from Latin restrictio (derived from the past participle of restringere, combining re- "back" and stringere "to draw tight"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to bind" and "to turn."
restriction (English): The act of restricting, or the state of being...
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- The act of restricting, or the state of being...
Ancestry of “restriction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | restriccioun | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | restriction | restriction |
| 3 | Late Latin | restrictio | restriction; limitation |
| 4 | Latin | restringō | to draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |