nonconstricting

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

▲

Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin cōn-

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der.

Latin stringō

Latin cōnstringō

Latin cōnstrictusbor.

English constricting

English nonconstricting

nonconstricting (not comparable)

That does not constrict.
- 2007 July 15, Bill Cunningham, “Central Air”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  The baby dress, balloon, the trapeze and the tent all have one thing in common: a looseness that allows for the circulation of air between cloth and body, nonconstricting comfort for hot, humid summer days.

nonconstricting