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
- sprat fillet
Ancestry of “anjovisfilee”, step by step
anjovisfilee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish anjovis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anjovis | pickled sprat |
| 2 | Dutch | ansjovis | An anchovy |
| 3 | Spanish | anchovas | plural of anchova |
| 4 | Spanish | anchova | Alternative form of anchoa; anchovy |
| 5 | Spanish | anchoa | anchovy |
| 6 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 7 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 8 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish filee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filee | fillet; tenderloin or sirloin |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |