English
hyperconstrict
Hyperconstrict 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
- Englishtodayhyperconstrict
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
- Englishtodayhyperconstrict
A compound of hyper- + constrict
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
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Proto-Italic *strengō
Latin stringō ‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
Latin cōnstringō ‘to draw or bind together’
Latin cōnstrictus ‘compressed, contracted’
English constrict
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *strengō
restriction, restrain, 30 more
through Latin stringō ‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
stress, district, strain, prestige, strait, restrict, stricture, vasoconstriction, 34 more
through Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
constraint, constrain, constriction, 17 more
through English constrict
Today it means
verb To constrict excessively
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / hyperconstrict