Where does “rétraindre” come from?
rétraindre (French) comes from French restreindre, from Middle French rétraindre, from Old French restreindre, from Latin restringō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
rétraindre (French): to hammer (a metal object): to shape by hammering, especially to make thinner
Definitions
- to hammer (a metal object): to shape by hammering, especially to make thinner
Ancestry of “rétraindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | restreindre | to restrict, to limit; to restrain |
| 2 | Middle French | rétraindre | to restrain |
| 3 | Old French | restreindre | — |
| 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 |