costretto etymology

Italian word costretto comes from Latin stringo (I press, tighten, compress.. I unsheath.)

Detailed word origin of costretto

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
stringo Latin (lat) I press, tighten, compress.. I unsheath.
constringere Latin (lat)
constrictus Latin (lat)
costretto Italian (ita)

Words with the same origin as costretto

Descendants of stringo
distretto ristretto stress stretto stringere