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
- Less than normally anxious
Ancestry of “hypoanxious”, step by step
hypoanxious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anxious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anxious | Nervous and worried; Having a feeling of anxiety... |
| 2 | Latin | ānxius | afeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy |
| 3 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |