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Where does “ton” come from?

ton (Antillean Creole) comes from French thon, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

ton (Antillean Creole): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “ton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthontuna; an ugly woman
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
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