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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

  1. masculine plural of ansio

Ancestry of “ansi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianansioanxious, anguished, tormented
2Latinānxius—
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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