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Where does “ウゥルカーヌス” come from?

ウゥルカーヌス (Japanese) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

Ancestry of “ウゥルカーヌス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVulcānus—
2Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
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