Where does “亞冬魚” come from?

亞冬魚 (Chinese) comes from Portuguese atum, from Arabic تن, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

亞冬魚 (Chinese): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “亞冬魚”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseatumtuna
2Arabicتنtuna
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus