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Where does “anchorable” come from?

anchorable (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

anchorable (English): Capable of being anchored; That can be used as an...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being anchored; That can be used as an...

Ancestry of “anchorable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanchorA tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a...
2Middle Englishankeranchor
3Old Englishancoranchor
4Proto-West Germanic*ankurō—
5Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
6Latinancōra—
7Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “anchorable”

  • unanchorable
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