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
2Latinsardīnakind of fish, sardine or mackerel
3LatinSardinia
4Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia
Every word from Ancient Greek ΣαρδώEvery word from Latin SardiniaEvery word from Latin sardīna