The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγχίαλος“near the sea”
- English todayanchialine
From Ancient Greek ἀγχίαλος (ankhíalos, “near the sea”), from ἄγχι (ánkhi) and ἅλς (háls), + -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Being or relating to a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek ἀγχίαλος (ankhíalos, “near the sea”), from ἄγχι (ánkhi) and ἅλς (háls), + -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.