'angaria' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'angaria', which itself came from Greek 'angareia', where 'angaros' meant 'mounted courier' or 'messenger'.

'angaria' changed from the Greek word 'angareia' (meaning 'compulsory service for the state') to the Latin 'angaria', and eventually became the modern English word 'angaria'.

Initially, it meant 'compulsory service or forced labor for the state', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.