Etymology

crucian

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Today it means: A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of Europe. Full definition →

Low German karusse ← Medieval Latin coracinus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcoracinus“kind of river fish”
  2. Low German · derived fromkarusse
  3. English todaycrucian

From Low German karusse, karutze, possibly from Medieval Latin coracinus (“kind of river fish”). Also compare German Karausche.

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