English
constrictor
Constrictor comes from Latin cōnstrictus ‘bound together’, 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 CEcōnstringō‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstrictus‘bound together’
- English1500–presentconstrict
- Englishtodayconstrictor
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 CEcōnstringō‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstrictus‘bound together’
- English1500–presentconstrict
- Englishtodayconstrictor
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 41 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, 38 more
through Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
Today it means
noun That which constricts or tightens: A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / constrictor