Etymology

ancyl-

Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγκύλος“curved”
  2. English todayancyl-

See ankylo- § Etymology. From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγκύλος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.