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