Etymology of the English word cutlassfish
the English word
cutlassfishderived from the English word
cutlassderived from the French word
coutelasderived from the Old French word
coutelderived from the Latin word
cultellus (little, small knife; peg)
derived from the Latin word
culter (knife)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skel-derived from the French word
cutelasderived from the Latin word
cultellus (little, small knife; peg)
derived from the Latin word
culter (knife)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skel-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