Etymology

cisco

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Today it means: Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes. Full definition →

French ciscoette ← Ojibwe siscowet
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cisco · noun1

  1. Ojibwe · derived fromsiscowet“cooks itself”
  2. French · derived fromciscoette“siscowet”
  3. English todaycisco

From French ciscoette (“siscowet”), from Ojibwe siscowet (“cooks itself”).

Cisco · proper noun2

Derived from San Francisco.

Words from the same roots

Frenchciscoette all →

siscowet

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