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Where does “σαρδέλα” come from?

σαρδέλα (Greek) comes from Italian sardella, from Italian sarda, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.

σαρδέλα (Greek): sardine

Definitions

  1. sardine

Ancestry of “σαρδέλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansardellasardine
2Italiansardasardine; female equivalent of sardo
3Latinsardīna—
4LatinSardinia—
5Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia

Words derived from “σαρδέλα”

  • sardalya
Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ →