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