Etymology

ancon

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Latin ancōn ← Ancient Greek ἀγκών
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγκών“bend, elbow, cranny”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromancōn
  3. English todayancon

Borrowed from Latin ancōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “bend, elbow, cranny”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγκών all →

anconeus

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