Latin
angō
‘to press together, cause pain, distress’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin angō.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin angō, most familiar first.
- anxiety ← ānxietās ← ānxius
- anxious ← ānxius
- anguish ← angwissh ← anguise ← angoisse ← angustia
- angina
- angor
- anxietude ← anxitūdō ← ānxius
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Etymograph / Latin angō