English
abstringe
Abstringe comes from Latin stringō ‘to bind, to tie’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-‘to twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringō‘to bind, to tie’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstringō
- Englishtodayabstringe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-‘to twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringō‘to bind, to tie’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabstringō
- Englishtodayabstringe
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
through Proto-Italic *strengō
restriction, restrict, constraint, restrain, constrain, constriction, constrictor, constrict, 29 more
through Latin stringō ‘to bind, to tie’
Today it means
verb To unbind; to loosen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / abstringe