English
ansa
Ansa comes from Latin ānsa ‘a handle, haft’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsa‘a handle, haft’
- Englishtodayansa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsa‘a handle, haft’
- Englishtodayansa
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂
Today it means
noun The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ / ansa