English
acanthopterygian
Acanthopterygian comes from English acanthus ‘thorn’.
- English1500–presentacanthus‘thorn’
- Englishtodayacanthopterygian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentacanthus‘thorn’
- Englishtodayacanthopterygian
A compound of ἄκανθος ‘the acanthus plant’ + πτερύγιον ‘fin’
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’
Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‘feather’
Proto-Hellenic *pterón
Ancient Greek πτερόν ‘feather’
Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ ‘wing’
Ancient Greek πτερύγιον ‘fin’
Every English word from English acanthus
Today it means
noun Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English acanthus / acanthopterygian