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Where does “vulcaen” come from?
vulcaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
Ancestry of “vulcaen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
Vulcānus
Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
2
Ancient Greek
ὀδών
Ionic form of ὀδούς
Words derived from “vulcaen”
vulkaan
vulkaan
stratovulkaan
vulkaniseren
vulkanisir
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