Where does “strict” come from?
Strict comes from Latin strictus, the past participle of stringere meaning "to draw tight," which derives from Proto-Indo-European strenk-, itself from streyg-, ultimately from the root (s)ter-.
strict (English): Strained; drawn close; tight; Tense; not relaxed;...
Definitions
- Strained; drawn close; tight; Tense; not relaxed;...
Ancestry of “strict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 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... |