Etymology of the English word angelfish
the English word
angelfishderived from the English word
angelderived from the Latin word
angelus (angel; messenger)
derived from the Greek word
angelos, ἄγγελος
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