Where does “angor” come from?

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

angor (Welsh): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “angor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “angor

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