Etymology of the English word lizardfish
the English word
lizardfishderived from the English word
lizardderived from the Old French word
lizardderived from the Classical Latin word
lacerta (lizard; Spanish mackerel)
derived from the Old French word
lesardederived from the Latin word
lacertus (upper arm, arm, shoulder)
derived from the Old French word
lesardderived from the Latin word
lacertus (upper arm, arm, shoulder)
derived 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
*fiskazUsage
Word found in Modern English