myEtymology.com: English etymology of mousefish

Etymology of the English word mousefish

the English word mousefish

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 mouse

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *mus

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