myEtymology.com: English etymology of ladyfish

Etymology of the English word ladyfish

the English word ladyfish

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 lady

derived from the English word lord

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