myEtymology.com: English etymology of greenfish

Etymology of the English word greenfish

the English word greenfish

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 green

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gro-