Where does “cisco” come from?

cisco (English) comes from French ciscoette, from Ojibwe siscowet — cooks itself.

cisco (English): Any North American freshwater fish of certain...

Definitions

  1. Any North American freshwater fish of certain...

Ancestry of “cisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchciscoetteSiscowet
2Ojibwesiscowetcooks itself
Every word from Ojibwe siscowet →Every word from French ciscoette →