Where does “ansjovis” come from?
ansjovis (Dutch) comes from Spanish anchovas, from Spanish anchova, from Spanish anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Latin apiuva, from Latin aphye, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη, from Ancient Greek φύω — he, she.
ansjovis (Dutch): An anchovy
Definitions
- An anchovy
Ancestry of “ansjovis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | anchovas | plural of anchova |
| 2 | Spanish | anchova | Alternative form of anchoa; anchovy |
| 3 | Spanish | anchoa | anchovy |
| 4 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 5 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 6 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |