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
Ancestry of “thon”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “thon”