Etymology of the English word goosefish
the English word
goosefishderived from the English word
goosederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gans-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghans-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