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

Definitions

  1. little tunny

Ancestry of “tonèlla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Liguriantónnotuna, specifically
2Late Latintunnus—
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →