Etymology of the English word sunfish
the English word
sunfishderived 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
*fiskazderived from the English word
sunderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
