köken: According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *ankos (“bended”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-os or *h₂n̥k-os (“bending”), ultimately from the root *h₂enk-.
Ancus appellatur, qui aduncum brachium habet, et exporrigi non potest.
a transliteration of the Latin male given name Ancus
Etimoloji
Either from Old Occitan ancui, from a contraction of the Latin locution hanc hodie (“in this day”), or from a contraction of (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”) (whence ancora (“again”)).