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

tuna, specifically

Ancestry of “tonno”, step by step

tonno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin tunnus

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

via Latin tunnus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tunnus	—

Words derived from “tonno”

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