Where does “Etna” come from?

Etna comes from Irish Eithne, which derives from Ancient Greek Αἴτνη, a word of unknown ultimate origin.

Etna (English): An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania

Definitions

  1. An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania

Ancestry of “Etna”, step by step

Etna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Etna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianEtnaAetna Sicilian nymph
2LatinAetnaAetna nymph in Sicily
3Ancient GreekαἴθωTo ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze
4Proto-Hellenic*áitʰōto ignite

via Irish Eithne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishEithneThe daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill
2Middle IrishEithne—
3Old IrishEithne—

via Norwegian Etna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianEtna—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴθω →Every word from Latin Aetna →