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
- A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight...
Ancestry of “pomfret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | pampano | — |
| 2 | Spanish | pámpano | shoot of a vine |
| 3 | Latin | pampinus | foliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf;... |