Etymology Explorer › Middle French

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

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “thon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantontuna
2Latinthunnustuna
3Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
4Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “thon”

  • tunny
  • tunnyfish
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