Where does “angina” come from?

angina (Portuguese) comes from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angina (Portuguese): angina infection of the throat

Definitions

angina infection of the throat

Ancestry of “angina”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	angina	choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
2	Latin	angere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
3	Latin	ango	I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4	Proto-Italic	anɣō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂enǵʰ-	to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angina”

antianginal

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