Etymograph

English

reconstriction

Reconstriction comes from Late Latin cōnstrictiō, from Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-1‘to twist’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰeti1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengō1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringō1‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstringō1‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
  6. Late Latinmoderncōnstrictiō1
  7. English1500–presentconstriction1
  8. Englishtodayreconstriction1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English reconstriction

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-Wiktionary, English reconstriction‘to twist’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰetiWiktionary, English reconstrictionreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengōWiktionary, English reconstrictionreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringōWiktionary, English reconstriction‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstringōWiktionary, English reconstriction‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
  6. Late LatinmoderncōnstrictiōWiktionary, English reconstriction
  7. English1500–presentconstrictionWiktionary, English reconstriction
  8. EnglishtodayreconstrictionWiktionary, English reconstriction

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’

strong, strength, string, 38 more

through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti

restriction, 29 more

through Proto-Italic *strengō

restrict, restrain, 30 more

through Latin stringō ‘to draw tight together, to tie together’

district, stress, strain, strict, prestige, strait, 35 more

through Latin cōnstringō ‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’

constraint, constrain, constrictor, constrict, 16 more

through English constriction

vasoconstriction, 3 more

Today it means

noun The process of constricting again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “reconstriction”. 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 / Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- / reconstriction