myEtymology.com: English etymology of horsefish

Etymology of the English word horsefish

the English word horsefish

derived from the English word horse

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khursa-

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