Etymology

conger

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Today it means: Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters Full definition →

Middle English congre ← Old French congre ← Latin conger
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conger · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*geng-
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromγόγγρος
  3. Latin · derived fromconger
  4. Old French · derived fromcongre
  5. Middle English · inherited fromcongre
  6. English todayconger

From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).

Conger · proper noun2

Unexplained.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*geng- all →

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