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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

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “adstringere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinstringoI press, tighten, compress; I unsheath
3Proto-Italicstringō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “adstringere”

  • astringent
  • astringency
  • astringently
  • subastringent
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