Etymology of the Latin word anxietas
the Latin word
anxietas (anxiety, worry, solicitude)
derived from the Latin word
anxius (anxious, uneasy, disturbed)
derived from the Latin word
anxusderived from the Latin word
angere (choke, throttle, strangle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*angh-Derivations in other languages
French
anxiété, Italian
ansietà, Portuguese
ansiedade, Spanish
ansiedad
