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Where does “angustus” come from?

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

angustus (Latin): narrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...

Definitions

  1. narrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...

Ancestry of “angustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angustus”

  • anguish
  • angust
  • angusticlave
  • anguishly
  • enanguished
  • anguishment
  • angiport
  • angusticanaliculate
  • angustia
  • angiportus
  • angustians
  • perangustus
  • angusticollis
  • angustiatus
  • angustare
  • angustirostris
  • coangustatus
  • angustans
  • angustaturus
  • angustatus
  • angustandus
  • angustio
  • coangusto
  • coangustans
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