Where does “trout” come from?
Trout comes from Middle English trouhte, from Old English truht, of uncertain origin.
trout (English): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae,...
Definitions
- Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae,...
Ancestry of “trout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | troute | trout certain fish of the genus |
| 2 | Old English | truht | trout |
| 3 | Old French | truite | — |
| 4 | Latin | tructa | a kind of trout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρώκτης | gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |