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Where does “volcan” come from?

volcan (French) comes from Spanish volcán, from Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

volcan (French): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “volcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvolcánvolcano
2Italianvulcanovolcano
3LatinVulcānus—
4Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

Words derived from “volcan”

  • volcanic
  • volcano
  • volcanism
  • volcaniclastic
  • volcanically
  • volcanogenic
  • volcanology
  • metavolcanic
  • stratovolcano
  • subvolcanic
  • volcanologist
  • supervolcano
  • volcanological
  • cryovolcanism
  • volcanicity
  • cryovolcanic
  • nonvolcanic
  • hydrovolcanic
  • supervolcanic
  • neovolcanic
  • postvolcanic
  • volcanolike
  • stratovolcanic
  • volcanist
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