Where does “sardină” come from?

sardină (Romanian) comes from French sardine, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.

sardină (Romanian): sardine, pilchard

Definitions

  1. sardine, pilchard

Ancestry of “sardină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsardinesardine, pilchard
2Latinsardīnakind of fish, sardine or mackerel
3LatinSardinia—
4Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia
Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ →Every word from Latin Sardinia →Every word from Latin sardīna →