anxious
The origin and history of anxious.
Etymology
From Latin anxius, from angere ("to choke, cause pain") — the same root gives us "anger" and "anguish."
The origin and history of anxious.
From Latin anxius, from angere ("to choke, cause pain") — the same root gives us "anger" and "anguish."
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