Etymology of the English word sawfish
the English word
sawfishderived from the English word
sawderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sagoderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sagwoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-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