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Where does “tonno” come from?

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

tonno (Italian): tuna, specifically

Definitions

  1. tuna, specifically

Ancestry of “tonno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintunnus—
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “tonno”

  • tonnarotto
  • tonni
  • tonnarella
  • tonnara
  • tonaiòtto
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