Etymology of the English word straitjacket
the English word
straitjacketderived 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-derived from the English word
jacketderived from the Old French word
jaquetderived from the Old French word
jaquederived from the Old French word
jacquesUsage
Word found in Modern English
