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ango.

to bind, draw, press together

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈaŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈaŋ.ɡo]
  1. to bind, draw, press together

    conjugation-3
  2. to choke, throttle, strangle (replaced in Classical Latin by suffoco)

    archaic · conjugation-3
  3. to cause physical pain, to hurt

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  4. to cause mental pain, to distress, torment, torture, trouble, agitate, vex

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  5. to be tortured, grieved by, afflicted by

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-. Compare typologically Russian губи́ть (gubítʹ) (akin to гнуть (gnutʹ)), му́чить (múčitʹ) (possibly akin to мять (mjatʹ)).

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