Where does “îngust” come from?

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

îngust (Romanian): narrow, tight; thin

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight; thin

Ancestry of “îngust”, step by step

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

Words derived from “îngust”

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