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Where does “tónno” come from?

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

tónno (Ligurian): tuna, specifically

Definitions

  1. tuna, specifically

Ancestry of “tónno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tónno”

  • tonèlla
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