English
markedness constraint
From markedness + constraint.
A compound of markedness + constraint
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
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Latin stringō ‘to draw, bind or tie tight’
Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
Old French constreinte
Middle English constreynt
English constraint
Today it means
noun In Optimality Theory, universal features that languages prefer to keep unviolated.
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Etymograph / markedness constraint