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Where does “angusto” come from?

angusto (Italian) comes from Latin angustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angusto (Italian): narrow; stupid; mentally dull

Definitions

  1. narrow; stupid; mentally dull

Ancestry of “angusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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