Where does “安価” come from?
安価 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アンカー, from English anchor, from Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
安価 (Japanese): inexpensive (with high quality)
Definitions
- inexpensive (with high quality)
Ancestry of “安価”, step by step
安価 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アンカー
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アンカー | anchor |
| 2 | English | anchor | A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | anker | anchor |
| 4 | Old English | ancor | anchor |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ankurō | anchor |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ankurô | anchor |
| 7 | Latin | ancōra | anchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |
via Japanese 価
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 価 | price; value; variable |