Where does “Angora” come from?
Angora (Spanish) comes from Latin Ancyra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.
Ancestry of “Angora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ancyra | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄγκυρα | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ang- | joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith |