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Where does “constringere” come from?

constringere (Latin) comes from Latin constringo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

constringere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “constringere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconstringoI draw or bind together; I tie up; I hinder or...
2Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “constringere”

  • constraint
  • constrain
  • constraineth
  • unconstraint
  • multiconstraint
  • unconstrainable
  • overconstrain
  • constringe
  • constrainer
  • constrainest
  • constrainable
  • unconstrain
  • unconstrainted
  • constraintive
  • constreñir
  • costringere
  • contraint
  • précontraint
  • contraindre
  • contrainte
  • constrènyer
  • constreynte
  • constreinen
  • constreynt
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