myEtymology.com: English etymology of characin

Etymology of the English word characin

the English word characin

derived from the New Latin word Characinidae

derived from the New Latin word characinus

derived from the Greek word charax, χάραξ (a stake; a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege))

The earliest known usage of characin in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English