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Where does “restriccioun” come from?

restriccioun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman restriction, from Late Latin restrictio, from Latin restringō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “restriccioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanrestrictionrestriction
2Late Latinrestrictiorestriction; limitation
3Latinrestringō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “restriccioun”

  • restriction
  • restrictionist
  • restrictionism
  • macrorestriction
  • restrictionary
  • restrictionless
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