myEtymology.com: English etymology of flatfish

Etymology of the English word flatfish

the English word flatfish

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

derived from the English word flat

derived from the Old Norse word flatr

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *flataz