anx- root words — words with the anx- root

The root anx- comes from Latin ango, meaning choke, distress. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including anxious, anxieties, anxiety, anxiously, overanxious. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the anx- root

Explore words with anx- — words containing the anx- root and sharing its sense of "choke, distress". Examples include anxious, anxieties, anxiety, anxiously, overanxious. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does anx- mean?

The anx- root means choke, distress, from Latin ango. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.