English
hyperconstriction
Hyperconstriction comes from Latin cōnstringō ‘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 CEcōnstringō‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Late Latinmoderncōnstrictiō
- English1500–presentconstriction
- Englishtodayhyperconstriction
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’
- Late Latinmoderncōnstrictiō
- English1500–presentconstriction
- Englishtodayhyperconstriction
A compound of hyper- + constriction
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 constringo ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
Late Latin constrictio
English constriction
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 38 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
through Proto-Italic *strengō
through Latin stringō ‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
district, stress, strain, strict, prestige, strait, 35 more
through Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
constraint, constrain, constrictor, constrict, 16 more
through English constriction
Today it means
noun Excessive constriction (of muscle tissue)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / hyperconstriction