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
anchovylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anchovy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anchovy | Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae... |
| 2 | German | Anchovis | European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |