constrict (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[constrict 词源字典]
early 15c., from Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere "compress" (see constrain). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting.[constrict etymology, constrict origin, 英语词源]