Pisciculture
/ˈpɪsɪˌkʌltʃər/noun
The breeding, rearing, and cultivation of fish, especially under controlled conditions.
Did you know?Pisciculture shares its fish-root with Pisces, the zodiac sign symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peisk-
“Fish; the reconstructed ancient root behind several fish-related words”
Classical Latin
Latin
piscis
“Fish”
Classical Latin
Latin
cultura
“Cultivation, tilling, or care; from colere, “to cultivate””
19th Century
French
pisciculture
“The artificial breeding and rearing of fish”
19th Century
English
pisciculture
“The controlled breeding and cultivation of fish”