Where does “pomfret” come from?

pomfret (English) comes from Portuguese pampano, from Spanish pámpano, from Latin pampinus — foliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf;...

pomfret (English): A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight...

Definitions

  1. A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight...

Ancestry of “pomfret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepampanoshoot or stem of a vine with leaves
2Spanishpámpanoshoot of a vine
3Latinpampinusfoliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf;...

Words derived from “pomfret”

Every word from Latin pampinus →Every word from Spanish pámpano →Every word from Portuguese pampano →