English
constriction
Constriction comes from Latin constringo ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’, 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 draw tight together, to tie together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconstringo‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconstrictio
- Englishearliest quotation 1861constriction
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 draw tight together, to tie together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconstringo‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEconstrictio
- Englishearliest quotation 1861constriction
Earliest quotation: 1861, Robert Kaye Greville, Description of New and Rare Diatoms: Serie I-XX: “[…] greatest breadth at a point about half way…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 42 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
through Proto-Italic *strengō
through Latin stringō ‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
stress, district, strain, prestige, strict, strait, 39 more
through Latin constringo ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
Today it means
noun The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / constriction