Where does “tonniero” come from?

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

tonniero (Italian): of or pertaining to tuna fishing

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to tuna fishing

Ancestry of “tonniero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantonnotuna, specifically
2Late Latintunnus
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus