Where does “anjovisfilee” come from?

anjovisfilee (Finnish) comes from Finnish anjovis, from Dutch ansjovis, from Spanish anchovas, from Spanish anchova, from Spanish anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Latin apiuva, from Latin aphye — he, she.

anjovisfilee (Finnish): sprat fillet

Definitions

  1. sprat fillet

Ancestry of “anjovisfilee”, step by step

anjovisfilee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anjovis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanjovispickled sprat
2DutchansjovisAn anchovy
3Spanishanchovasplural of anchova
4SpanishanchovaAlternative form of anchoa; anchovy
5Spanishanchoaanchovy
6Liguriananciôaanchovy
7Latinapiuva
8Latinaphyesmall fry
9Ancient Greekἀφύηsmall fry of various fish
10Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
14Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish filee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfileefillet; tenderloin or sirloin
2Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke)
3Middle Frenchfilet
4Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
5Old Frenchfilson; thread
6Latinfīliusa son
7Old Latinfīlios
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Chichewa iye