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Where does “angor” come from?

angor (Latin) comes from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angor (Latin): strangulation; anguish, torment, trouble,...

Definitions

  1. strangulation; anguish, torment, trouble,...

Ancestry of “angor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angor”

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