Where does “ancaire” come from?

ancaire (Old Irish) comes from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

Ancestry of “ancaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseakkerianchor
2Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
3Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
4Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ancaire”

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