Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-come
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Middle English onkome (“a swelling”), from earlier oncome, oncume (“an unexpected evil”), from Middle English ancomen, oncumen, from Old English oncumen, past participle of ancuman (“to arrive, come upon, happen”); equivalent to on- + come. Cognate with Dutch aankomen (“to arrive, to gain weight”), German ankommen (“to arrive”), Swedish ankomma (“to arrive”).

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Questions

What does ancome mean?
A small inflammatory swelling, arising suddenly.
Where does ancome come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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