Where does “volcanoes” come from?

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

volcanoes (English): plural of volcano

Definitions

  1. plural of volcano

Ancestry of “volcanoes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolcanoA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface
2Italianvulcanovolcano
3LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →Every word from Latin Vulcānus →Every word from Italian vulcano →