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Where does “θύννος” come from?

θύννος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

θύννος (Ancient Greek): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “θύννος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “θύννος”

  • tuna
  • tunny
  • tunnyfish
  • tunalike
  • thynnic
  • Tunagate
  • tunaburger
  • tuna melt
  • thunnus
  • thynnus
  • tunnus
  • thunni
  • atún
  • tonni
  • tonnara
  • tonnarotto
  • tonnarella
  • tonno
  • thon
  • thonier
  • thonaire
  • Thunfisch
  • Thon
  • atum
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