Etymology of the English word straiten
the English word
straitenderived from the English word
straitderived from the Old French word
estreitderived 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-using the English suffix
-enDerivations in English
straitened,
straiteningUsage
Word found in Modern English
