Where does “cornetfish” come from?
cornetfish (English) comes from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
cornetfish (English): Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish,...
Definitions
- Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish,...
Ancestry of “cornetfish”, step by step
cornetfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English cornet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cornet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 2 | Middle French | cornette | — |
| 3 | Middle French | corne | — |
| 4 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |