Where does “angor” come from?

angor (English) comes from Latin angor, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angor (English): Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction...

Definitions

  1. Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction...

Ancestry of “angor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangorstrangulation; anguish, torment, trouble,...
2LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
3Proto-Italicanɣō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic anɣō →Every word from Latin ango →