Etymology of the English word coarctate
the English word
coarctatederived from the Latin word
coarctatio (tightening; fitting closely together; crowding)
derived from the Latin word
coarctatusderived from the Latin word
coarctare (narrow; hem in, pack)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
arctare (wedge in, fit, close firmly)
derived from the Latin word
artare (wedge in, fit, close firmly)
derived from the Latin word
artus (joint, articulatus, little joint; arm, leg, limb; close, firm, tight)
derived from the Latin word
coarctoDate
The earliest known usage of coarctate in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
