'restricted' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'restrictus,' where 're-' meant 'back' and 'stringere' meant 'to bind.'

'restrictus' transformed into the Old French word 'restricter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'restrict' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to bind back or hold back,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'limited in extent or scope.'