Etymology of the English word alligatorfish
the English word
alligatorfishderived from the English word
alligatorderived from the Spanish word
elderived from the Latin word
ille (that; those; also DEMONST)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-derived from the English word
fishderived from the English word
fiscderived from the French word
fiscderived from the Latin word
fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fiskazUsage
Word found in Modern English