Where does “tonyiner” come from?

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

tonyiner (Catalan): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “tonyiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantonyinatuna; hit, blow, smack
2Vulgar Latin*thunnīna
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus