Where does “angustura” come from?

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

angustura (Portuguese): defile; angostura

Definitions

  1. defile; angostura

Ancestry of “angustura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseangustonarrow
2Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angustura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰu- →Every word from Latin angustus →