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Where does “sardiña” come from?

sardiña (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sardĩa, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.

sardiña (Galician): sardine

Definitions

  1. sardine

Ancestry of “sardiña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesardĩa—
2Latinsardīna—
3LatinSardinia—
4Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia
Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ →