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coarto.

to press together, compress, contract, confine

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[koˈar.toː]Classical-Latin[koˈar.to]
  1. to press together, compress, contract, confine

    conjugation-1
  2. to abridge, shorten (of time)

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  3. to abridge, compress (of discourse)

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
  4. to compel, constrain

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin artō Latin coartō From con- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + artō (“to draw or press close together”).

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