Sablefish
/ˈseɪbəlˌfɪʃ/noun
A dark, oily North Pacific fish also called black cod.
Did you know?The *sable* in sablefish is tied to the old European word for a black fur, ultimately from a Slavic source, so the name is basically a color label that turned into a fish name.
Etymological Timeline
Old East Slavic
OESlavic
sobolĭ
“sable, the dark-furred marten”
Medieval Latin
Latin
sabelum
“sable fur or a sable-colored pelt”
Old French
OFr
sable
“black fur; black color”
Middle English
English
sable
“black, especially as a heraldic color”
19th Century
English
sablefish
“a dark-colored North Pacific fish”