Where does “angora” come from?

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

angora (French): angora (all senses)

Definitions

  1. angora (all senses)

Ancestry of “angora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAncyra—
2Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin Ancyra →
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