anchoa

Spanish

noun

Definitions

anchovy small saltwater fish

Etymology

Derived from Latin *apiuva, aphye derived from Ancient Greek ἀφύη.

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀφύη

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

anchoveta English
*apiuva Latin
aphya Latin
aphye Latin
aphyē Latin
anchova Spanish, Castilian
anchoveta Spanish, Castilian
φύω Ancient Greek
ἀφύη Ancient Greek
ansjos Norwegian Bokmål
ansjos Norwegian Nynorsk
anciova Sicilian
antxu Basque
anciôa Ligurian
*apiua la-med