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—
3LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →Every word from Middle Dutch vulcaen →