Where does “salamanderfish” come from?
salamanderfish (English) comes from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.
salamanderfish (English): Lepidogalaxias salamandroides, a small fish of...
Definitions
- Lepidogalaxias salamandroides, a small fish of...
Ancestry of “salamanderfish”, step by step
salamanderfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salamander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salamander | A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of... |
| 2 | Middle English | salamandre | — |
| 3 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 6 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 7 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English Fish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 2 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |