Where does “constrângere” come from?
constrângere (Romanian) comes from Romanian constrânge, from French contraindre, from Middle French constraindre, from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere, from Latin constringo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
constrângere (Romanian): constraint
Definitions
- constraint
Ancestry of “constrângere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | constrânge | to constrain |
| 2 | French | contraindre | to constrain; to compel; force |
| 3 | Middle French | constraindre | to constrain |
| 4 | Old French | constraindre | — |
| 5 | Latin | constringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | constringo | I draw or bind together; I tie up; I hinder or... |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |