Where does “アンチョビ” come from?
アンチョビ (Japanese) comes from English anchovy, from German Anchovis, from Dutch ansjovis, from Spanish anchovas, from Spanish anchova, from Spanish anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Latin apiuva — he, she.
アンチョビ (Japanese): anchovy
Ancestry of “アンチョビ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anchovy | Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae... |
| 2 | German | Anchovis | — |
| 3 | Dutch | ansjovis | An anchovy |
| 4 | Spanish | anchovas | plural of anchova |
| 5 | Spanish | anchova | Alternative form of anchoa; anchovy |
| 6 | Spanish | anchoa | anchovy |
| 7 | Ligurian | anciôa | anchovy |
| 8 | Latin | apiuva | — |
| 9 | Latin | aphye | small fry |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀφύη | small fry of various fish |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |