Where does “anĉovo” come from?
anĉovo (Esperanto) 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.
anĉovo (Esperanto): anchovy
Definitions
- anchovy
Ancestry of “anĉovo”, step by step
| 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 |