English
antianginal
From anti- + angina + -al.
A compound of anti- + angina + -al
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to constrict, tighten, compress’
Proto-Italic *anɣō
Latin angō ‘to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause…’
Latin angina ‘quinsy’
English angina
Today it means
noun Any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / antianginal