'angarias' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'angaria', which itself came from Greek 'ἀγγαρεία' (angareia), where 'ἀγγαρεία' meant 'compulsory service' or 'pressing into service'.

'angaria' was used in Latin to refer to forced labor or requisition, borrowed from Greek 'ἀγγαρεία', and eventually became the English word 'angaria' and its plural 'angarias'.

Initially, it meant 'compulsory service or forced labor for the state', and this meaning has remained largely unchanged in modern usage, though it is now rare and historical.