Etymograph

English

sunperch

From sun + perch.

A compound of sun + perch

Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

Old English sunna

Middle English soen

English sun

Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- ‘colored’

Ancient Greek πέρκη

Latin perca ‘a perch (fish)’

Old French perche

Middle English perche

English perch

Today it means

noun A regional name for any of various North American sunfish caught as panfish.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sunperch”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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