'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', and eventually became the modern English word 'abstricting'.

Initially, it meant 'to bind away or separate', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.