Where does “ristringere” come from?
ristringere (Italian) comes from Italian stringere, from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
ristringere (Italian): Alternative form of restringere; to grip, etc....
Definitions
- Alternative form of restringere; to grip, etc....
Ancestry of “ristringere”, step by step
ristringere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian stringere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stringere | to tighten, clasp, grasp, grab; to be excessively... |
| 2 | Latin | stringō | to draw tight together, to tie together |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via Latin restringō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | restringō | to draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten |