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