ancus
See also: Ancus
Latin
Etymology
Template:unk.; possibly from angō (“I draw together”, “I strangle”). It could also be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“curve”), and related to the Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos) and the Sanskrit अङ्कस् (áṅkas).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ancus
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Usage notes
- This word occurs only once in surviving Latin sources, where it describes arms that are not raised. Its meaning is uncertain.
References
- “ancus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ancus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ancus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.