Etymology of the English word abstriction
the English word
abstrictionusing the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Late Latin word
strictioderived from the Latin word
strictus (tight, close, strait)
derived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-derived from the English word
ab-derived from the Latin word
ab (away; away from)
derived from the English word
anormalderived from the Medieval Latin word
anormalusDate
The earliest known usage of abstriction in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
