Etymology

sturgeon

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Today it means: Any of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia. Full definition →

Middle English sturgiun ← Old French estorjoun ← Frankish *sturjō
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sturgeon · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*sturjô“sturgeon”
  2. Frankish · derived from*sturjō
  3. Old French · derived fromestorjoun“sturgeon”
  4. Middle English · derived fromsturgiun
  5. English todaysturgeon

From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

Sturgeon · noun, proper noun2

* (surname): * (submarine): Named after the fish, the sturgeon. The first boat of the class was the USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), the Sturgeon-class was named after the lead boat. The boats of the class are referred to by the class name.

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