Where does “thon” come from?

thon (French) comes from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

thon (French): tuna; an ugly woman

Definitions

  1. tuna; an ugly woman

Ancestry of “thon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthunnustuna
2Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
3Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “thon

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω