Etymology of the English word dragonfish
the English word
dragonfishderived from the English word
dragonderived from the Old French word
dragonderived from the Latin word
draconemderived from the Classical Latin word
draco (dragon; snake)
derived from the Greek word
drakon, δράκων (a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate))
derived from the Latin word
draconusderived from the Greek word
drakon, δράκων (a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate))
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*drakoderived 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