Where does “seabream” come from?
seabream (English) comes from English bream, from Middle English breme, from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- — to bear, carry.
seabream (English): Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or Bramidae found in shallow temperate and tropical waters around the world
Definitions
- Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or Bramidae found in shallow temperate and tropical waters around the world
Ancestry of “seabream”, step by step
seabream traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bream | A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | breme | stormy, tempestuous, fierce |
| 3 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 4 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 5 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 6 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |