restricción

/restɾiɡˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

restriction

⛓️🚧 re- + stric(t) + ción: pulled tight again, like strict rules

Restricción comes from Latin restringere, 're- (back) + stringere (to draw tight)'. Notice 'restric' resembles English 'strict' and 'restrict'. A restricción is a rule that pulls limits tight around what you can do.

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