Where does “áncora” come from?

áncora (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ancora, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

áncora (Galician): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “áncora”, step by step

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

Words derived from “áncora”

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