anciôa
Ligurian
/aŋˈt͡ʃuːa/
noun
Definitions
- anchovy any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *apiua, aphyē (small fry) derived from Ancient Greek ἀφύη.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀφύη
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anchovy English
- *apiua Latin
- *apiuva Latin
- aphya Latin
- aphye Latin
- aphyē Latin
- acciuga Italian
- acciughetta Italian
- acciughina Italian
- ansjovis Dutch, Flemish
- anchoa Spanish, Castilian
- anchova Spanish, Castilian
- anchovas Spanish, Castilian
- φύω Ancient Greek
- ἀφύη Ancient Greek
- ansjos Norwegian Bokmål
- anchova Portuguese
- ansjos Norwegian Nynorsk
- anxova Catalan, Valencian
- αντζούγια Greek (modern)
- anciuga Venetian
- antxu Basque
- anchjuva Corsican
- *apiua la-med