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strictus.

tightened, compressed, having been tightened

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈstrɪk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈstrik.tus]
  1. tightened, compressed, having been tightened

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. drawn (of a sword)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *strigtós Proto-Italic *strigtos Latin strictus Perfect passive participle of stringō (“to tighten, compress”). From Proto-Italic *strigtos, from Proto-Indo-European *strig-tó-s, from the root *streyg- (“to shear”). Stringō originated as a merger of a verb from a nasal-infixed *streyg- (“to strip, shear”) and another from *strengʰ- (“to twist, tie”). Even though the participle is formally derived from *streyg- (because of the lack of -n-), its meaning of “tightened, compressed” developed from the second root.

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