myEtymology.com: English etymology of cowfish

Etymology of the English word cowfish

the English word cowfish

derived from the English word cow

derived from the English word cu

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kwon

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