Where does “acciughina” come from?
acciughina (Italian) comes from Italian acciuga, 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 — he, she.
acciughina (Italian): silverfish; Diminutive of acciuga
Definitions
- silverfish; Diminutive of acciuga
Ancestry of “acciughina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acciuga | anchovy , particularly the European anchovy; a... |
| 2 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 3 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 4 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |