Where does “acciuga” come from?
acciuga (Italian) comes from Ligurian anciôa, from Latin apiuva, from Latin aphye, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
acciuga (Italian): anchovy any of the fish in the family, particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Definitions
- anchovy any of the fish in the family, particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Ancestry of “acciuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 2 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 3 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |