Where does “tuna” come from?
Tuna comes from Spanish atún, from Arabic تن, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω meaning to rush or dart.
tuna (English): Any of several species of fish of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several species of fish of the genus...
Ancestry of “tuna”, step by step
tuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori tuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | tuna | eel of various species, including the longfin eel... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | tuna | eel |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | tuNa | freshwater eel |
via United States Spanish tuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Spanish | tuna | — |