Μπακαλιάρος

From Italian baccalaro (dialectal baccagliaro; standard Italian baccalà, dried salt cod) ↳ From Portuguese bacalhau (cod), compare Spanish bacalao and Catalan bacallà ↳ From Dutch kabeljauw (cod), origin uncertain ↳ Possibly a metathesis of Medieval Latin cabellauwus, or from Latin baculum (stick) for the rods the split fish was dried on; a Basque source bakailao has also been proposed