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Where does “Anglo” come from?

Anglo comes from English Anglo-, a combining form of uncertain origin and meaning that may derive from Latin Anglii, the name of an ancient Germanic tribe.

Anglo (English): Alternative letter-case form of anglo

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of anglo

Ancestry of “Anglo”, step by step

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1EnglishangloAn English person or person of English ancestry;...

Words derived from “Anglo”

  • Angloness
  • Anglodom
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