Etymology

anchorage

An·chor·age
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Today it means: A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge. Full definition →

English anchor ← Middle English anker ← Old English ancor
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anchorage · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enk-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
  3. Latinancora
  4. Proto-Germanic*ankurô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ankurō
  6. Old Englishancor
  7. Middle Englishanker
  8. Englishanchor
  9. English todayanchorage

From anchor + -age.

Anchorage · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enk-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
  3. Latinancora
  4. Proto-Germanic*ankurô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ankurō
  6. Old Englishancor
  7. Middle Englishanker
  8. Englishanchor
  9. Englishanchorage
  10. English todayAnchorage

A proprialization from anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.

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