verb/anˈsjaɾ/
to wish, long for
Synonyms: anhelar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-der. Proto-Italic *anɣō Latin angō Latin anxius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin anxiāreslbor. Spanish ansiar Semi-learned borrowing from Latin anxiāre.