Where does “añoranza” come from?

añoranza (Asturian) comes from Spanish añoranza, from Catalan enyorança, from Catalan enyorar, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

añoranza (Asturian): nostalgia, longing

Definitions

  1. nostalgia, longing

Ancestry of “añoranza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishañoranzanostalgia
2Catalanenyorançanostalgia
3Catalanenyorarto miss, long for
4Latinignōrōto not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Latin ignōrō →Every word from Catalan enyorar →