Where does “tonèlla” come from?
tonèlla (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian tónno, from Late Latin tunnus, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.
tonèlla (Ligurian): little tunny
Ancestry of “tonèlla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | tónno | tuna, specifically |
| 2 | Late Latin | tunnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | thunnus | tuna |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θύννος | tuna |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θύνω | to rush along |