Where does “angostura” come from?

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

angostura (Spanish): defile, narrow passage; narrowness; Angostura...

Definitions

  1. defile, narrow passage; narrowness; Angostura...

Ancestry of “angostura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angostura”

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