Where does “anguishment” come from?
anguishment (English) comes from English anguish, from Middle English angwissh, from Anglo-Norman anguise, from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
anguishment (English): anguish
Definitions
- anguish
Ancestry of “anguishment”, step by step
anguishment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anguish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anguish | Extreme pain, either of body or mind;... |
| 2 | Middle English | angwissh | Distress, anxiety, nervousness; Anguish, terror,... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | anguise | Alternative form of angoisse |
| 4 | Old French | angoisse | fear, worry, terror |
| 5 | Latin | angustia | narrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |