ancla.
anchor
Meaning & usage
anchor
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancora Old Spanish ancla Spanish ancla Inherited from Old Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră). Doublet of áncora.
inflection of anclar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of anclar: second-person singular imperative
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