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Where does “ἄγκος” come from?

ἄγκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ánkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ἄγκος (Ancient Greek): a bend, hollow: hence, mountain glen, dell,...

Definitions

  1. a bend, hollow: hence, mountain glen, dell,...

Ancestry of “ἄγκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicánkoscurve, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ἄγκος”

  • ankylosis
  • ankylosed
  • ankyloglossia
  • ankylose
  • ankylosaurus
  • ancistroid
  • ancistrum
  • anquilosar
  • anquilosis
  • anchilosauro
  • anquilossauro
  • άγκιστρο
  • αγκίστρι
  • Ancylostoma
  • Ankylosaurus
  • Ankylosauridae
  • Ankylosauria
  • ἀγκύλωσις
  • ἀγκυλόειν
  • ἀγκύλος
  • ἄγκιστρον
  • ancalóis
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