pisci-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. piscicide n.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin piscis.

Etymology: < classical Latin piscis fish (see Pisces n. and adj.).Earliest in the 17th cent. in the isolated formation piscivorous adj., and subsequently in a small number of formations from the early 19th cent. onwards, e.g. pisciculture n., pisciform adj., piscicapture n. Compare French pisci- (formations in which are found from the 18th cent.).

Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to fish’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pisci-
释义	pisci-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. piscicide n.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin piscis. Etymology: < classical Latin piscis fish (see Pisces n. and adj.).Earliest in the 17th cent. in the isolated formation piscivorous adj., and subsequently in a small number of formations from the early 19th cent. onwards, e.g. pisciculture n., pisciform adj., piscicapture n. Compare French pisci- (formations in which are found from the 18th cent.). Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to fish’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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