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Where does “pompano” come from?

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

pompano (English): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of various carangid fish, of the genus...

Ancestry of “pompano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpámpanoshoot of a vine
2Latinpampinusfoliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf;...
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