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Where does “stratovolcano” come from?

stratovolcano (English) comes from English volcano, from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

stratovolcano (English): A tall conical volcano, composed of layers of...

Definitions

  1. A tall conical volcano, composed of layers of...

Ancestry of “stratovolcano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolcanoA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet ...
2Italianvulcanovolcano
3LatinVulcānus—
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →