Etymology of the English word constrained
the English word
constrainedderived from the English word
constrainderived from the Old French word
constreindrederived from the Latin word
constringere (to draw together; bind fast, tight, tie up; compress, squeeze; make smaller)
derived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
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 Old French word
constraindrederived from the Latin word
constringere (to draw together; bind fast, tight, tie up; compress, squeeze; make smaller)
derived from the Latin word
stringere (draw tight; draw; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*streig-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
using the English suffix
-edUsage
Word found in Modern English
