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Etymology of the English word lizardfish

the English word lizardfish
derived from the English word lizard
derived from the Old French word lizard
derived from the Classical Latin word lacerta (lizard; Spanish mackerel)
derived from the Old French word lesarde
derived from the Latin word lacertus (upper arm, arm, shoulder)
derived from the Old French word lesard
derived from the Latin word lacertus (upper arm, arm, shoulder)
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

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