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Where does “ternado” come from?

ternado (English) comes 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...

Ancestry of “ternado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtronada
2Spanishtronarto thunder; to bust, ruin; to fail
3Latintonō—
4Latintonāre—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tenh₂-to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

Words derived from “ternado”

  • tornado
  • tornadic
  • tornadolike
  • tornadoproof
  • -nado
  • tornado
  • торнадо
  • tornade
  • tornadique
  • торнадо
  • tornado
  • tornado
  • tornado
  • tornado
  • tornadă
  • ทอร์นาโด
  • tornado
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