Common name | Red salmon |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Locality | |
Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Red' from Germanic 'rauthaz' (German 'rot', Dutch 'rood', Swedish 'röd', Danish 'rød') from Latin 'ruber, rubeus, russus, rufus' from Greek 'eruthrós' from Indo-European 'reudh-' (p. 435 in Ref. 11979); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |