anxious

/ˈæŋkʃəs/ANGK-shuhs

/ˈæŋkʃəs/ANGK-shuhs

Meaningchoked; squeezed

Common meaning: uneasy and worried

anxto squeeze, chokeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 118 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by

Journey through time

Latinangō; angustus‘to squeeze, choke’
Englishanxious‘uneasy and worried’ · today

anx also in: anxiety anguish rectangle

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin angō; angustus ‘to squeeze, choke’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry angō, p. 118 · dictionary scan

Roots

angō; angustus Latin “to squeeze, choke”

Related words

anguish anxiety rectangle

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