{"era":"current","word":"anchor","meaning":"A heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the seabed.","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"ancor","meaning":"anchor","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"ancora","meaning":"anchor","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"ánkyra","meaning":"anchor","children":[],"language":"Greek"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Modern English"}