Where does “angoise” come from?
angoise (Middle English) comes from Old French anguisse, from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
angoise (Middle English): Alternative form of angwissh
Definitions
- Alternative form of angwissh
Ancestry of “angoise”, step by step
angoise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French anguisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | anguisse | Alternative form of angoisse; anxiety |
| 2 | Old French | angoisse | fear, worry, terror |
| 3 | Latin | angustia | narrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Anglo-Norman anguise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | anguise | Alternative form of angoisse |