English
restrict
Restrict comes from Latin restrictus ‘restricted, restrained, bound tightly, having…’, 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‘press, tighten, compress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErestringō‘draw back tightly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErestrictus‘restricted, restrained, bound tightly, having been restricted’perfect passive participle of restringō
- Englishearliest quotation 2011restrict
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‘press, tighten, compress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErestringō‘draw back tightly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErestrictus‘restricted, restrained, bound tightly, having been restricted’perfect passive participle of restringō
- Englishearliest quotation 2011restrict
Earliest quotation: 2011, Jon Smith, Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea: “It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *strengō
constraint, constrain, vasoconstriction, 32 more
through Latin stringō ‘press, tighten, compress’
district, stress, strain, prestige, strait, constriction, constrictor, constrict, stricture, 37 more
Today it means
verb To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / restrict