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Where does “gurnard” come from?

gurnard (English) comes from Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from Old French gronir, from Latin grunnio — I grunt.

gurnard (English): Any of various marine fish of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any of various marine fish of the family...

Ancestry of “gurnard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgurnardgurnard
2Old Frenchgournart—
3Old Frenchgronir—
4LatingrunnioI grunt
Every word from Latin grunnio →