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Where does “hypoanxious” come from?

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

hypoanxious (English): Less than normally anxious

Definitions

  1. Less than normally anxious

Ancestry of “hypoanxious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanxiousNervous and worried; Having a feeling of anxiety...
2Latinānxius—
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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