myEtymology.com: English etymology of bluefish

Etymology of the English word bluefish

the English word bluefish

derived from the English word blue

derived from the Old French word bleu

derived from the Medieval Latin word blavus (blue)

derived from the Frankish root *blao

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blæwaz

derived from the English word fish

derived from the English word fisc

derived from the French word fisc

derived from the Latin word fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fiskaz