Where does “angina” come from?
angina (Latin) comes from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
angina (Latin): choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
Definitions
- choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
Ancestry of “angina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
Words derived from “angina”