Etymology

anchoral

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Today it means: Resembling or having the character of an anchor. Full definition →

Latin ancorālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromancora“anchor”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromancorālis
  3. English todayanchoral

Borrowed from Latin ancorālis, from Latin ancora (“anchor”). Equivalent to anchor + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinancora all →

anchorancora

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