Where does “aterină” come from?

aterină (Romanian) comes from Greek αθερίνα, from Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη, from Ancient Greek ἀθήρ — awn; chaff; barb of a weapon.

aterină (Romanian): Mediterranean sand smelt (Atherina hepsetus)

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean sand smelt (Atherina hepsetus)

Ancestry of “aterină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαθερίναsmelt, Mediterranean sand smelt
2Ancient Greekἀθερίνηa kind of smelt
3Ancient Greekἀθήρawn; chaff; barb of a weapon
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀθήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀθερίνη →Every word from Greek αθερίνα →
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