Where does “goldfishery” come from?
goldfishery (English) comes from English fishery, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
goldfishery (English): A fish farm where goldfish are raised
Definitions
- A fish farm where goldfish are raised
Ancestry of “goldfishery”, step by step
goldfishery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fishery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fishery | Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing... |
| 2 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 3 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English goldfish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goldfish | A type of small fish, "Carassius auratus",... |
| 2 | English | Gold | for a goldsmith or a rich man |
| 3 | Middle English | gold | gold metal |
| 4 | Old English | gold | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |