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*pisk-

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "a fish."

It forms all or part of: fish; fishnet; grampus; piscatory; Pisces; piscine; porpoise.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Latin piscis (source of Italian pesce, French poisson, Spanish pez, Welsh pysgodyn, Breton pesk); Old Irish iasc; Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks.

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