Where does “dollarfish” come from?

dollarfish (English) comes from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt — heel of the foot; heel.

dollarfish (English): Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish

Definitions

  1. Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish

Ancestry of “dollarfish”, step by step

dollarfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dollar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
2Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
3EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
4DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
5Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
6GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
7GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
8GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
9Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
12Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via English Fish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFishThe constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces
2Middle EnglishfischAn animal that inhabits the water or the meat of...
3Old Englishfisċfish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב
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