Where does “angostura” come from?

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

angostura (Portuguese): Alternative form of angustura

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of angustura

Ancestry of “angostura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseangusturadefile; angostura
2Portugueseangustonarrow
3Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu- →Every word from Latin angustus →