Where does “piscis” come from?

piscis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

piscis (Latin): a fish

Definitions

  1. a fish

Ancestry of “piscis”, step by step

piscis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pisḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpisḱ-fish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Proto-Indo-European peysḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeysḱ-fish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “piscis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ- →