halieutic
pronunciation
How to pronounce halieutic in British English:
UK [hælɪ'ju:tɪk]
How to pronounce halieutic in American English:
US [ˌhælɪ'jutɪk]
Word Origin
- halieutic (adj.)
- "pertaining to fishing," 1854, from Latin halieuticus, from Greek halieutikos "pertaining to fishing," from halieuein "to fish," from hals "the sea," literally "salt" (see hali-). Halieutics "writing on the art of fishing" is from 1640s (Latin Halieutica was the title of a poem on fishing by Ovid).