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English word anxious comes from Latin ango, and later Latin anxius (Anxious, troubled, uneasy.)

ango (Latin)

(archaic, of the throat) choke, throttle, strangle (replaced in Classical Latin by suffoco). (metaphorically). I bind, draw, press together. I cause mental pain, I distress, torment, torture, trouble, vex.. I cause physical pain, I hurt.

anxius (Latin)

Anxious, troubled, uneasy.

anxious (English)

(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying. Earnestly desirous. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown. ;Nervous and worried.

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