Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anchorable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-chorable
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being anchored.

adj

That can be used as an anchorage.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English anchorable From anchor + -able.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does anchorable mean?
Capable of being anchored.
Where does anchorable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English anchorable From anchor + -able.

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