The story
- Akkadian · derived from𒁺𒉺𒉺“fish-cord”
- Latin · derived frompiscēs
- English todayPisces
From Latin piscēs, the nominative plural of piscis (“fish”), calque of Ancient Greek ἰχθύες (ikhthúes, “fish (pl); name of constellation”). Compare Akkadian 𒁺𒉺𒉺 (DU.NU.NU, “fish-cord”); the constellation is often depicted as two fish tied by a ribbon.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.