Where does “anchorage” come from?
Anchorage derives from English anchor, from English anker, from Dutch anker, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ang-, -kos, and -eh₂tos.
anchorage (English): A harbor, river, or offshore area that can...
Definitions
- A harbor, river, or offshore area that can...
Ancestry of “anchorage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 6 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |