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Where does “sardella” come from?

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

sardella (Italian): sardine

Definitions

  1. sardine

Ancestry of “sardella”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sardella”

  • sardel
  • Sardelle
  • sardelo
  • sardela
  • σαρδέλα
  • sardalya
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