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Where does “blackfish” come from?

blackfish (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,...

blackfish (English): The Atlantic salmon, "Salmo salar", especially a...

Definitions

  1. The Atlantic salmon, "Salmo salar", especially a...

Ancestry of “blackfish”, 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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