Where does “rana pescatrice” come from?
rana pescatrice (Italian) comes from Italian pescatrice, from Latin piscātrīx, from Latin piscor, from Latin Piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
rana pescatrice (Italian): anglerfish, angler
Definitions
- anglerfish, angler
Ancestry of “rana pescatrice”, step by step
rana pescatrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pescatrice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pescatrice | female equivalent of pescatore |
| 2 | Latin | piscātrīx | fisherwoman |
| 3 | Latin | piscor | I fish |
| 4 | Latin | Piscis | the Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *peysk- | — |