Where does “thunnus” come from?

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

thunnus (Latin): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “thunnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
2Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “thunnus”

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