Pisc-

Roots with similar meanings:

• ichthy- meaning “fish”

Roots with opposite meanings:

Roots that could be confused:

• pis- meaning “pea”

Notes:

Derived English Words

Commonly encountered words are in bold.

Piscary: The act or practice of fishing or the place where fishing occurs.

Piscation: The act of fishing or catching fish.

Piscatology: The study of fish, or the science of fishing and fish biology.

Piscatorial: Relating to fishing or fishermen.

Piscatorian: Relating to or characteristic of a fisherman.

Piscatory: Relating to fishing or fish, commonly used in reference to fishing methods or practices.

Pisciculture: The cultivation or breeding of fish, particularly in controlled environments like fish farms.

Piscicapture: The act of catching or capturing fish.

Piscicide: A substance or agent used to kill fish.

Piscicolous: Living or growing on fish, particularly referring to parasites that live on fish.

Piscifauna: The fauna or animal life that inhabits aquatic environments, specifically fish species.

Pisciferous: Producing or yielding fish.

Piscinity: The condition of being near or relating to fish, often used in the context of aquatic environments.

Piscine: Relating to or characteristic of fish.

Piscioid: Resembling or characteristic of fish.

Piscivorous: Feeding on fish, typically used to describe animals that eat fish as a primary food source.

Pisces: The zodiac sign of the fish, also used to refer to the fish class in biological taxonomy.

Other Uses

Links

List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia

Words Derived from Roots

Greek Alphabet

Other Roots Used in These Words

Root	Meaning
cid–	kill
fer-	carry, bear
-logy	study of
-oid	like
vor–	swallow