Where does “ankorva” come from?
ankorva (Cornish) comes from Cornish ankor, from English anchor, from Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
ankorva (Cornish): anchorage
Definitions
- anchorage
Ancestry of “ankorva”, step by step
ankorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish ankor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ankor | anchor |
| 2 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 4 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 7 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |