English
distriction
Distriction comes from Latin districtio ‘a stretching out’, from stringō ‘to draw tight’, and ultimately from 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistringō‘to stretch out or apart’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistrictio‘a stretching out’
- Englishtodaydistriction
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistringō‘to stretch out or apart’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdistrictio‘a stretching out’
- Englishtodaydistriction
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 38 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
restriction, vasoconstriction, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *strengō
restrict, restrain, constraint, constrain, constrictor, constriction, constrict, 31 more
through Latin stringō ‘to draw tight’
strain, prestige, strict, strait, 41 more
through Latin distringō ‘to stretch out or apart’
Today it means
noun Sudden display; flash; glitter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / distriction