Where does “tonniera” come from?

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

tonniera (Italian): a ship equipped for tuna fishing

Definitions

  1. a ship equipped for tuna fishing

Ancestry of “tonniera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantonnotuna, specifically
2Late Latintunnus—
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →