Where does “anxieux” come from?

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

anxieux (French): anxious; apprehensive

Definitions

  1. anxious; apprehensive

Ancestry of “anxieux”, 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 “anxieux”

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