Etymology of the English word dolphinfish
the English word
dolphinfishderived from the English word
dolphinderived from the Old French word
dauphinderived from the Latin word
dauphinderived from the Vulgar Latin word
dalfinusderived from the Classical Latin word
delphinus (dolphin; ornament shaped like a dolphin)
derived from the Greek word
delphis, δελφίς, δελϕίς
derived from the Old French word
daulfinderived from the Old French word
daulphinderived 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
