Etymology of the English word goby
the English word
gobyderived from the English word
byderived from the English word
biderived from the Obsolete German word
Bismuthderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kweit-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*biderived from the English word
goderived from the English word
ginderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gai-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghe-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobius (small fish)
derived from the Latin word
gobio (small fish)
Date
The earliest known usage of goby in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English