ENGLISH ROOT WORD: fish "fish." from Old English fisc, fiscian

【fish】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fisc," and "fiscian." It carries the basic meaning of "fish."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fish"]

fish ****[869] A fish is a creature that lives in water and has a tail and fins. There are many different kinds of fish.
fishing ***[3248] Fishing is the sport, hobby, or business of catching fish.
goldfish ☆[4686] Goldfish are small gold or orange fish which are often kept as pets.

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[WORD ROOT]root fish
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fish
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fisc, fiscian
[MEANING]root fish

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 fisc a fish
• 【Old English】 fiscian to fish, to catch or try to catch fish

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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fish ★★★★[869] noun from fish
【DEFINITION】 A fish is a creature that lives in water and has a tail and fins. There are many different kinds of fish.
【pl.】 fish fishes
【ROOTs】 fish; fish
【Etymology】 《Old English fisc》 a fish
【First Known Meaning】 a vertebrate which has gills fins adapting it for living in the water,
【DERIVATIVEs】 fish, fishable, fishlike, fishy, fishing

fishing ★★★[3248] noun from fishing 〈 fish
【DEFINITION】 Fishing is the sport, hobby, or business of catching fish.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fish; fish ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fisc》 a fish
【DERIVATIVEs】 fish, fishable, fishlike, fishy, fishing

goldfish ☆[4686] noun from fish
【DEFINITION】 Goldfish are small gold or orange fish which are often kept as pets.
【pl.】 goldfish goldfishes
【COMPOSITION】 gold + fish
【ROOTs】 ⑴ gold; gold ⑵ fish; fish
【Etymology】 《Old English fisc》 a fish

Other words containing "fish"; archerfish, catfishing, fishable, fisher, fishery, fishlike, fishy, Lionfish

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

firm-
fin
fight
fig-
fid-, fis-
-fest-
fer
fend
femin
favor

 

 

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