Where does “länsiatlantinsardelli” come from?
länsiatlantinsardelli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sardelli, from Swedish sardell, from Italian sardella, from Italian sarda, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.
länsiatlantinsardelli (Finnish): bay anchovy, "Anchoa mitchilli"
Definitions
- bay anchovy, "Anchoa mitchilli"
Ancestry of “länsiatlantinsardelli”, step by step
länsiatlantinsardelli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sardelli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sardelli | anchovy |
| 2 | Swedish | sardell | anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus |
| 3 | Italian | sardella | sardine |
| 4 | Italian | sarda | sardine; female equivalent of sardo |
| 5 | Latin | sardīna | kind of fish, sardine or mackerel |
| 6 | Latin | Sardinia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σαρδώ | Sardinia |
via Finnish Atlantti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Atlantti | Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic |
| 2 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |