Where does “carp bream” come from?
carp bream (English) comes from English bream, from Middle English breme, from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- — to bear, carry.
carp bream (English): A species of freshwater bream, Abramis brama
Definitions
- A species of freshwater bream, Abramis brama
Ancestry of “carp bream”, step by step
carp bream traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bream | A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | breme | stormy, tempestuous, fierce |
| 3 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 4 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 5 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 6 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |