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Where does “stricture” come from?

Stricture comes from Late Latin strictura, derived from Latin strictus, the past participle of stringere meaning "to draw tight," which traces back through Proto-Indo-European strenk-, streyg-, and (s)ter-.

stricture (English): a rule restricting behaviour or action; a general...

Definitions

  1. a rule restricting behaviour or action; a general...

Ancestry of “stricture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinstricturaA contraction, compression, stricture; Pressure,...
2Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
3Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
5Proto-Italicstringō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stricture”

  • strictured
  • strictureplasty
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