Where does “thon” come from?

thon (Middle French) comes from Old Occitan ton, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

thon (Middle French): tuna

Definitions

tuna

Ancestry of “thon”, step by step

thon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan ton

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	ton	tuna
2	Latin	thunnus	tuna
3	Ancient Greek	θύννος	tuna
4	Ancient Greek	θύνω	to rush along

via Middle French ton

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	ton	—

Words derived from “thon”

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →Every word from Latin thunnus →