LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

cōnstrictus

cōnstrictus (feminine cōnstricta, neuter cōnstrictum)

Meaning

  1. participlebound together
  2. participletied up
  3. participleinhibited

constrictus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from constringo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnstrictus

Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictus Perfect passive participle of cōnstringō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconstret
  • Englishconstrict
  • Englishconstraint
  • Frenchcontraint
  • Italianconstretto
  • Italiancostretto

Quick answers

What does cōnstrictus mean in Latin?
cōnstrictus, a verb, means “bound together; tied up; inhibited”.
What are the principal parts of cōnstrictus?
cōnstrictus, cōnstricta, cōnstrictum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does cōnstrictus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnstrictus.