Etymology

overanxious

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Today it means: Excessively anxious or nervous. Full definition →

English anxious ← Latin ānxius ← Proto-Italic *anɣō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Italic*anɣō
  9. Latinangō
  10. Latinānxius
  11. Englishanxious
  12. English todayoveranxious

From over- + anxious.

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