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Where does “unstrictness” come from?

unstrictness (English) comes from English unstrict, from English strict, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

unstrictness (English): The quality of not being strict

Definitions

  1. The quality of not being strict

Ancestry of “unstrictness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunstrictNot strict
2EnglishstrictStrained; drawn close; tight; Tense; not relaxed;...
3Latinstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened;...
4Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
6Proto-Italicstringō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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