Where does “adstringere” come from?
adstringere (Latin) comes 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...
adstringere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive indicative...
Ancestry of “adstringere”, step by step
adstringere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin stringere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 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... |