Where does “ananke” come from?

ananke (Italian) comes from Italian ananche, from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

ananke (Italian): Alternative spelling of ananche

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ananche

Ancestry of “ananke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiananancheananke
2Ancient GreekἈνάγκηFate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη →Every word from Italian ananche →