Where does “ankkuriosuus” come from?
ankkuriosuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ankkuri, from Swedish ankare, from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
ankkuriosuus (Finnish): anchor slot
Definitions
- anchor slot
Ancestry of “ankkuriosuus”, step by step
ankkuriosuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ankkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ankkuri | anchor; anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman; armature |
| 2 | Swedish | ankare | an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | akkeri | anchor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 5 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |