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Where does “sardell” come from?

sardell (Swedish) comes from Italian sardella, from Italian sarda, from Latin sardīna, from Latin Sardinia, from Ancient Greek Σαρδώ — Sardinia.

Ancestry of “sardell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansardellasardine
2Italiansardasardine; female equivalent of sardo
3Latinsardīna—
4LatinSardinia—
5Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia
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