Where does “Thon” come from?

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

Thon (Luxembourgish): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “Thon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthontuna; an ugly woman
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus