'abstrict' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'abstringere,' where 'ab-' meant 'away' and 'stringere' meant 'to bind or draw tight.'

'abstringere' transformed into the English word 'abstrict' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to bind or draw tight,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to separate or cut off by constriction.'