Where does “ānxius” come from?
ānxius (Latin) comes from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
ānxius (Latin): afeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy
Definitions
- afeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy
Ancestry of “ānxius”, step by step
ānxius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ango
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Ancient Greek ἄξοος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἄξοος | unwrought, unshorn |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξέω | to carve, smooth; to scrape; to shear |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kséhō | — |
Words derived from “ānxius”