Where does “pisciform” come from?

pisciform (English) comes from Latin Piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

pisciform (English): Having the shape of a fish

Definitions

  1. Having the shape of a fish

Ancestry of “pisciform”, step by step

pisciform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Piscis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—

via French pisciforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpisciformepisciform
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- →