Where does “angina” come from?

angina (Spanish) 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 (Spanish): angina infection of the throat

Definitions

  1. angina infection of the throat

Ancestry of “angina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic anɣō →Every word from Latin ango →