Where does “anxious” come from?

Anxious comes from Latin anxius, derived from Latin ango, which traces to Ancient Greek ξέω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-.

anxious (English): Nervous and worried; Having a feeling of anxiety...

Definitions

  1. Nervous and worried; Having a feeling of anxiety...

Ancestry of “anxious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinānxiusafeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy
2LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
3Proto-Italicanɣō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “anxious”

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