Anchiton as a transcription from Greek

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Rene remarked in the other thread that Greek Gamma is pronounced as "ng" in certain phonetic contexts. This means that "anchi" may be a separate part, a transcription of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., which means "near, like...". Quite a number of compounds with it exist, like ἀγχίθεος, which can be adjective (godlike) or noun (demigod). Also in names, like Anchinoos ("close to his mind").

αγχιτον appears reliably in one or two sources, a few times here but I have no idea what it's about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.