anchor
O.E. ancor, borrowed 9c. from L. ancora, from or cognate with Gk. ankyra "anchor, hook" (see ankle). A very early borrowing and said to be the only L. nautical term used in the Gmc. languages. The -ch- spelling emerged late 16c., in imitation of a misspelling of the L. word. The fig. sense of "that which gives stability or security" is from 1382. Meaning "host or presenter of a TV or radio program" is from 1965, short for anchorman (1958), which earlier meant "the last man of a tug-of-war team" (1909) and "the one who runs last in a relay race" (1934). The verb is first attested c.1230.
"Anchors are of various sizes. The largest is the SHEET-anchor; next in size are the BOWER-anchors, hung in the bows of ships; the smallest is the KEDGE-anchor." [OED]
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymology means the study of the origin of words.
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
The origin of this word is Latin - from Opulentus
Phalanges
From Latin: transformare
A tendon.
Yes, the word "anchor" has a long vowel sound in the first syllable ("an-").
Lower the anchor, quickly!The anchor snapped off the ship.We have found an anchor close to the suspected shipwreck site.
Oars.
chronicle
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.
Yes, the word "anchor" has a short 'a' sound, pronounced as "ang-ker."
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There is no such word as diaster and so no origin word.
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