Where does “silver bream” come from?
silver bream (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.
silver bream (English): A fish from any of several species
Definitions
- A fish from any of several species
Ancestry of “silver bream”, step by step
silver bream 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 |