Where does “tornado” come from?
tornado (Danish) comes from English tornado, from English ternado, from Spanish tronada, from Spanish tronar, from Latin tonō, from Latin tonāre, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...
tornado (Danish): tornado
Ancestry of “tornado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tornado | A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile,... |
| 2 | English | ternado | — |
| 3 | Spanish | tronada | |
| 4 | Spanish | tronar | to thunder; to bust, ruin; to fail |
| 5 | Latin | tonō | — |
| 6 | Latin | tonāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |