Where does “ancre” come from?

ancre (French) comes from Old French ancre, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

ancre (French): anchor; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. anchor; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “ancre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchancreanchor
2Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
3Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ancre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →
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