myEtymology.com: English etymology of oarfish

Etymology of the English word oarfish

the English word oarfish

derived from the English word oar

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *airo

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