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...
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- Capable of being anchored; That can be used as an...
Ancestry of “anchorable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 3 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
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