Congerine
/ˈkɒn.dʒər.aɪn/noun
Of or relating to the conger eel.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Ancient Greek γόγγρος, the name for the conger eel, later Latinized as conger.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
γόγγρος (góngros)
“Conger eel; a large marine eel”
Classical Latin
Latin
conger
“Conger eel, borrowed from Greek”
Middle English
English
conger
“A conger eel”
17th–18th Century
English
conger
“The established common name for the marine eel Conger conger”
19th Century
English
congerine
“Formed from conger with the adjectival suffix -ine; relating to conger eels”
Modern English
English
congerine
“Of or relating to conger eels”
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