English
angor
Angor comes from Latin angō ‘to throttle, strangle’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangō‘to throttle, strangle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangor
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEangō‘to throttle, strangle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEangor
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to constrict’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰos ‘squeezing, strangulation’
through Latin angō ‘to throttle, strangle’
Today it means
noun Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin angō / angor