Where does “anchovylike” come from?
anchovylike (English) comes from English anchovy, from German Anchovis, from Dutch ansjovis, from Spanish anchovas, from Spanish anchova, from Spanish anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Latin apiuva — he, she.
anchovylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of anchovy
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of anchovy
Ancestry of “anchovylike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anchovy | Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae... |
| 2 | German | Anchovis | — |
| 3 | Dutch | ansjovis | An anchovy |
| 4 | Spanish | anchovas | plural of anchova |
| 5 | Spanish | anchova | Alternative form of anchoa; anchovy |
| 6 | Spanish | anchoa | anchovy |
| 7 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 8 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 9 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |