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Where does “anancasmo” come from?

anancasmo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγκασμός, from Ancient Greek ἀναγκάζω, from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

anancasmo (Italian): obsession

Definitions

  1. obsession

Ancestry of “anancasmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναγκασμός—
2Ancient GreekἀναγκάζωI force
3Ancient GreekἈνάγκηFate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “anancasmo”

  • anancastico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →