English
scomber
Scomber comes from Latin scomber ‘mackerel’, and goes back to Ancient Greek σκόμβρος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκόμβρος‘mackerel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscomber‘mackerel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853scomber
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκόμβρος‘mackerel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscomber‘mackerel’
- Englishearliest quotation 1853scomber
Earliest quotation: 1853, The Last of the Scombers: “[…] the familiar name by which all scombers are…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek σκόμβρος
Today it means
noun A fish of the genus Scomber.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σκόμβρος / scomber