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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἁλιευτικός
- Latin · derived fromhalieuticus
- English todayhalieutics
From Latin halieuticus ("halieutic, of or about fishing"), from Ancient Greek ἁλιευτικός (halieutikós) (alieutikós, "of or about fishermen"), from ἁλιεύς (halieús, “fisherman”). The Christianity definition comes from the fish being a symbol of the Christian faith.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.