Etymology of the English word cichlid
the English word
cichlidderived from the New Latin word
Cichlidaederived from the New Latin word
Cichladerived from the Greek word
kichle, κίχλη
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-Date
The earliest known usage of cichlid in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
