Where does “vulkan” come from?
vulkan (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.
vulkan (Norwegian Bokmål): a volcano
Ancestry of “vulkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Vulcānus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |
Words derived from “vulkan”