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Where does “banjo catfish” come from?

banjo catfish (English) comes from English catfish, from English Cat, from English concatenate, from Latin concatenatus, from Latin concateno, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “banjo catfish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcatfishany fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found...
2EnglishCatA piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of...
3EnglishconcatenateTo join or link together, as though in a chain;...
4Latinconcatenatus
5Latinconcatenoconcatenate; link or chain together
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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