Where does “ansi” come from?
ansi (Italian) comes from Italian ansio, from Latin ānxius, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
ansi (Italian): masculine plural of ansio
Definitions
- masculine plural of ansio
Ancestry of “ansi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ansio | anxious, anguished, tormented |
| 2 | Latin | ānxius | — |
| 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;... |