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Where does “constreindre” come from?

constreindre (Old French) comes from Latin constringere, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

constreindre (Old French): to constrain

Definitions

  1. to constrain

Ancestry of “constreindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconstringeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinconstringoI draw or bind together; I tie up; I hinder or...
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “constreindre”

  • constraint
  • constrain
  • constraineth
  • unconstraint
  • multiconstraint
  • unconstrainable
  • overconstrain
  • constrainer
  • constrainest
  • constrainable
  • unconstrain
  • unconstrainted
  • constraintive
  • précontraint
  • contraindre
  • contraint
  • contrainte
  • constreynte
  • constreinen
  • constreynt
  • constreinte
  • constraindre
  • contraindre
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