English

finclip

From fin + clip.

A compound of fin + clip

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- ‘backbone, dorsal fin’

Proto-Germanic *finnō

Old English finn

Middle English fin

English fin

Proto-Indo-European *gelb(ʰ)-

Proto-Germanic *klupjaną

Old English clyppan ‘to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp’

Middle English clippen

English clip

Today it means

noun An identification clip fixed to the fin of a fish etc.

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