Where does “vulcano” come from?

vulcano (Italian) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

vulcano (Italian): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “vulcano”, step by step

vulcano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Vulcānus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
2Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς

via Serbo-Croatian Vùlkān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianVùlkānvolcano

Words derived from “vulcano”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών →