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constrictor

noun
/kənˈstɹɪk.tə/UK/kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- New Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. New Latin stringō New Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr New Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor. ▲ Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English constrictor Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or.

  1. derived from -or English constrictor Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor
  2. derived from -our ▲ Latin -torlbor
  3. derived from constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor
  4. derived from cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor
  5. derived from stringō New Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr New Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor
  6. derived from *streyg-der✻
  7. derived from *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- New Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der✻

Definitions

  1. That which constricts or tightens

    That which constricts or tightens:

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