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Where does “vulkaan” come from?

vulkaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vulkaan, from Middle Dutch vulcaen, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

vulkaan (Afrikaans): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “vulkaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvulkaanvolcano
2Middle Dutchvulcaen—
3LatinVulcānus—
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
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