Where does “angina” come from?

Angina comes from Latin angina, derived from Latin angere meaning to strangle or constrict.

angina (English): An inflammatory infection of the throat,...

Definitions

  1. An inflammatory infection of the throat,...

Ancestry of “angina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic anɣō →Every word from Latin ango →