Etymology of the English word leatherfish
the English word
leatherfishderived 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
*fiskazderived from the English word
leatherderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lethranUsage
Word found in Modern English