Where does “angina” come from?
angina (Swahili) comes from English angina, 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 (Swahili): angina
Definitions
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Ancestry of “angina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angina | An inflammatory infection of the throat,... |
| 2 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 3 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |