Where does “contrainte” come from?

contrainte (French) comes from Middle French constrainte — Alternative form of contrainte.

contrainte (French): constraint; requirement, demand; stress

Definitions

  1. constraint; requirement, demand; stress

Ancestry of “contrainte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchconstrainteAlternative form of contrainte
Every word from Middle French constrainte
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