Where does “αθερίνα” come from?

αθερίνα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη, from Ancient Greek ἀθήρ — awn; chaff; barb of a weapon.

αθερίνα (Greek): smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt

Definitions

  1. smelt, Mediterranean sand smelt

Ancestry of “αθερίνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀθερίνηa kind of smelt
2Ancient Greekἀθήρawn; chaff; barb of a weapon

Words derived from “αθερίνα”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀθήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη →