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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
3Latinancōra—
4Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ancaire”

  • mórancaire
  • ancaire
  • ancaireacht
  • acair
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