Where does “angustia” come from?

angustia (Latin) comes from Latin angustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angustia (Latin): narrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;...

Definitions

  1. narrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;...

Ancestry of “angustia”, step by step

angustia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin angustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Latin ango

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
2Proto-Italicanɣō—

Words derived from “angustia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu- →Every word from Latin angustus →