{"era":"current","word":"restrain","meaning":"to hold back or keep under control","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"restreindre","meaning":"to restrain, confine, check","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"restringere","meaning":"to bind fast, tighten, contract, check","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"re- + stringere","meaning":"back, again + to draw tight","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}