Portuguese word restringir comes from Latin stringo (I press, tighten, compress.. I unsheath.), Latin re-
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Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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stringo | Latin (lat) | I press, tighten, compress.. I unsheath. |
re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
restringo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I restrain, confine, restrict.. I draw back tightly, bind back or fast, tighten.. I unfasten, unclose, open. |
restringir | Portuguese (por) | To restrict; to restrain; to limit. |