The story
- Latin · derived fromansa“handle”
- English todayansa compound
From Latin ansa (“handle”).
Words from the same roots
Latinansa all →
easeansaansamycin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ansa compound
Today it means: Any cyclophane in which the para positions of a benzene ring are connected by a bridge of at least 10 atoms. Full definition →
Latin ansa