Where does “requiem shark” come from?

requiem shark (English) comes from French requin, from Old French reschin, from Old French rekigner — to make an ugly face.

requiem shark (English): Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae

Definitions

  1. Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae

Ancestry of “requiem shark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrequinshark
2Old Frenchreschin—
3Old Frenchrekignerto make an ugly face
Every word from Old French rekigner →Every word from Old French reschin →Every word from French requin →