Etymology

anchihaline

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Today it means: Pertaining to independent or semi-independent bodies of water near to the sea, especially in coastal hollows. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄγχι
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄγχι“near”
  2. English todayanchihaline

Apparently coined from Ancient Greek ἄγχι (ánkhi, “near”) + ἅλινος (hálinos, “saline”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄγχι all →

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