Where does “malankri” come from?
malankri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ankri, from Esperanto ankro, from English anchor, from Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
malankri (Esperanto): to weigh anchor
Definitions
- to weigh anchor
Ancestry of “malankri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ankri | to anchor; be anchored; drop anchor moor a ship using an anchor |
| 2 | Esperanto | ankro | anchor |
| 3 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 4 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 5 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 8 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |