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Where does “anguisse” come from?

anguisse (Old French) comes 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.

anguisse (Old French): Alternative form of angoisse; anxiety

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of angoisse; anxiety

Ancestry of “anguisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchangoissefear, worry, terror
2Latinangustianarrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “anguisse”

  • anguish
  • anguishly
  • enanguished
  • anguishment
  • anguishe
  • angwissh
  • angoise
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