myEtymology.com: English etymology of queenfish

Etymology of the English word queenfish

the English word queenfish

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 queen

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *kwoeniz