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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀθερῑ́νη“a kind of smelt”
- English todayatherine
From Ancient Greek ἀθερῑ́νη (atherī́nē, “a kind of smelt”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae having a silvery stripe along the sides. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀθερῑ́νη