Where does “anxios” come from?

anxios (Romanian) comes from French anxieux, from Latin ānxius, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

anxios (Romanian): anxious

Definitions

  1. anxious

Ancestry of “anxios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanxieuxanxious; apprehensive
2Latinānxiusafeared, anxious, troubled, uneasy
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic anɣō →Every word from Latin ango →