Where does “angost” come from?

angost (Catalan) comes from Latin angustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angost (Catalan): narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight

Ancestry of “angost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu- →Every word from Latin angustus →