Re: [tied] Greek "angos"

The "constrictor" root *h2ang^H- is treated at:

http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE18.html

There are also cognates in Slavic (*o~zU-(k-) 'narrow') and Indo-Aryan (aMhu- 'narrow', both from *h2ang^H-u-), and I'm sure in other branches as well.

I don't know of a convincing etymology of <angos> or of any extra-Greek cognates.

Piotr

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From: danjmi

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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 3:55 PM

Subject: [tied] Greek "angos"

I'm about to have angioplasty for my angina -- two words almost next to each other in the English dictionary, but which I was surprised to find are quite unrelated. I'm comfortable with the word "angina" (the actuality isn't too comfortable), ultimately from I.-E. "angh" painful constriction, related to English "anger", "anxiety", and German "Angst". "Angio-" blood vessel, is from the Greek "angeion" used post-classically for quite a variety of hollow body parts, a diminutive of "angos" vessel, used by Homer for kitchenware. But the references I have handy go no further. Is there an I.-E. etymology? Or was the word from a pre-Hellenic culture? Any information appreciated. Dan Milton