ἀφύη
Engraulis encrasicolus
#nm_0375📍 Ancient Greece
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Transliteration
- aphye
- IPA
- /a.pʰý.ɛː/
From Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphýē), from α- (privative) + φύω (phýō, to grow), meaning without growth, ungrown — referring to small size. PIE *n̥-bʰúH-o-. Ancient folk etymology connected it to ἀφρός (aphrós, foam), as Aristotle believed these fish arose from sea foam.
European anchovy. Major Black Sea catch.
Alternates: Γαύρος (Greece)