Where does “zebra lionfish” come from?
zebra lionfish (English) comes from English zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus, from Latin equus — swift.
zebra lionfish (English): (Dendrochirus zebra)
Definitions
- (Dendrochirus zebra)
Ancestry of “zebra lionfish”, step by step
zebra lionfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zebra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zebra | Any of three species of genus "Equus": "E.... |
| 2 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 3 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 7 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 8 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via English lionfish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lionfish | Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae... |
| 2 | English | lion | A big cat, "Panthera leo", native to Africa,... |
| 3 | French | Lion | Leo (constellation) |
| 4 | Italian | Leone | Leo |
| 5 | Spanish | león | lion; antlion; a brave person |
| 6 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |