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’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-1‘to twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰeti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringō1‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstringō1‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Late Latinmoderncōnstrictiō1
- English1500–presentconstriction1
- Englishtodayreconstriction1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English reconstriction
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strengʰ-Wiktionary, English reconstriction‘to twist’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stréngʰetiWiktionary, English reconstrictionreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*strengōWiktionary, English reconstrictionreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstringōWiktionary, English reconstriction‘to draw tight together, to tie together’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnstringōWiktionary, English reconstriction‘to bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind’
- Late LatinmoderncōnstrictiōWiktionary, English reconstriction
- English1500–presentconstrictionWiktionary, English reconstriction
- EnglishtodayreconstrictionWiktionary, English reconstriction
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘to twist’
strong, strength, string, 38 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti
through Proto-Italic *strengō
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
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