Where does “archerfish” come from?
archerfish (English) comes from English archer, from Middle English archer, from Old French archier, from Latin arcārius, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
archerfish (English): Any of the species of fish in the family...
Definitions
- Any of the species of fish in the family...
Ancestry of “archerfish”, step by step
archerfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archer | One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from... |
| 2 | Middle English | archer | — |
| 3 | Old French | archier | archer |
| 4 | Latin | arcārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | arcuārius | bow |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via English Fish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 2 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |