English
angiport
Angiport comes from Latin angiportus ‘alley, lane’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus ‘narrow’, and ultimately from *h₂enǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enǵʰ-‘narrow, tight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂énǵʰus‘narrow’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangiportus‘alley, lane’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841angiport
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enǵʰ-‘narrow, tight’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂énǵʰus‘narrow’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangiportus‘alley, lane’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841angiport
Earliest quotation: 1841, Charles Whitehead, The Coffin-Maker of Drogheda: “Here we are," said the artist of coffins, the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘narrow, tight’
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through Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰus ‘narrow’
Today it means
noun A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- / angiport