Where does “ancorar” come from?

ancorar (Galician) comes from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

ancorar (Galician): to anchor

Definitions

  1. to anchor

Ancestry of “ancorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician-ar-ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs...
2Galicianarair; furthermore, in addition; never
3Old Portugueseaar
4Old Portugueseaere
5Latināērair
6Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
7Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Latin āēr