Where does “spotted turbot” come from?

spotted turbot (English) comes from English turbot, from Old French turbot.

spotted turbot (English): Pleuronichthys ritteri, a species of flatfish found off the coast of the Californias

Definitions

  1. Pleuronichthys ritteri, a species of flatfish found off the coast of the Californias

Ancestry of “spotted turbot”, step by step

spotted turbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English turbot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbotA species of flatfish native to Europe; Any of...
2Old Frenchturbot

via English spotted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspottedDiscoloured by spots; stained; Characterized by...
Every word from Old French turbotEvery word from English turbot