Where does “ansa” come from?

ansa (Italian) comes from Latin ansa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.

ansa (Italian): handle; excuse, pretext; curve or bend

Definitions

  1. handle; excuse, pretext; curve or bend

Ancestry of “ansa”, step by step

ansa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinansahandle; tiller
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂emseh₂handle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love

via Proto-Germanic ansijō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—

Words derived from “ansa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂ →Every word from Latin ansa →