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Where does “ancora” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ancora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinancōra—
2Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →