English
prorestriction
From pro- + restriction.
Formed from pro- + restriction
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Italic *prō ‘in front of, before’
Latin prō ‘in favor of, on behalf of’
English pro-
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
…
Latin restringō ‘to draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten’
Late Latin restrictiō
Anglo-Norman restriction
Middle English restriccioun
English restriction
Today it means
adj Supporting or favouring a restriction.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “prorestriction”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / prorestriction