Where does “tonyina” come from?

tonyina (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

tonyina (Catalan): tuna; hit, blow, smack

Definitions

  1. tuna; hit, blow, smack

Ancestry of “tonyina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*thunnīna—
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “tonyina”

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →
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