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Where does “vulkanutbrudd” come from?

vulkanutbrudd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vulkan, from Latin Vulcānus, from Ancient Greek ὀδών — Ionic form of ὀδούς.

vulkanutbrudd (Norwegian Bokmål): a volcanic eruption

Definitions

  1. a volcanic eruption

Ancestry of “vulkanutbrudd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvulkana volcano
2LatinVulcānus—
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
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