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
- Nervous and worried; Having a feeling of anxiety...
Ancestry of “anxious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ānxius | — |
| 2 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
Words derived from “anxious”