Where does “pleco” come from?
pleco (English) comes from Translingual Plecostomus.
pleco (English): Any of several tropical American fish, of the...
Definitions
- Any of several tropical American fish, of the...
Ancestry of “pleco”, step by step
pleco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Plecostomus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Plecostomus | — |
via Proto-Slavic *pleťè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *pleťè | shoulder |