Where does “tonnara” come from?

tonnara (Italian) comes from Italian tonno, from Late Latin tunnus, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

tonnara (Italian): A set of especially disposed fishing nets used to...

Definitions

A set of especially disposed fishing nets used to...

Ancestry of “tonnara”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tonno	tuna, specifically
2	Late Latin	tunnus	—
3	Latin	thunnus	tuna
4	Ancient Greek	θύννος	tuna
5	Ancient Greek	θύνω	to rush along

Words derived from “tonnara”

tonnarella
tonnarotto
tonaiòtto

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →